Mountain Lane Homesteaders

Serviceberries, Saskatoons, Juneberries

Whatever you want to call them...........we've got em!  We have been having so much fun discovering all the serviceberries on our property.  I'm guessing they must have been mostly done before we moved here last summer or else we were just so busy we didn't notice them.  It gives us quite a thrill to discover that we have wild fruit which we can harvest and use in muffins, on pancakes, and for jam.   We have LOTS of these and the harvest is still coming.  We've had them in muffins and they were very similar to blueberries.  Last night I smashed several cups and made some freezer jam.  Haven't tried it on toast yet but the mixing bowl sure was tasty! 

Speaking of the edible wild things that grow on our land, we also have wild onions, alpine strawberries and oregon grapes.  However, in the early spring we saw all the leaves and flowers of the strawberries and then only actually found one tiny berry.  I do mean TINY........smaller than a pea.  Anyone have any idea why we didn't get berries?  The oregon grapes produced a lot last year and are just beginning to turn a light shade of blue.  Hopefully we'll try making some jelly from these as they are quite sour eaten plain. 

How fun it is to live in the woods!  More on how we got here coming soon............

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4:54 AM, Wednesday, July 19, 2006 .. Posted by Farmwife410

So many Berries!!! Have fun making jam!