• JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee
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    3 months ago

    I’ve never been there, but apparently you guys don’t have blackberries, and have grape jam?

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      3 months ago

      We absolutely have blackberries. In my neck of the woods, there’s apparently 2 species of blackberries, one of which is highly invasive. I was going for walks about a month ago, specifically routed to pass by as many wild blackberries as possible, and they were very delicious!

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        3 months ago

        I avoid anywhere with blackberries and raspberries when they’re in season; that’s where the bears tend to hang out, and I’m not super keen on surprising a bear when I’m out hiking.

        Surprised a family of bears (sow and two yearlings) trying to walk out of my basement last week in the dark. That was not fun.

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        3 months ago

        Do you have blackberry jam? Or is it a different berry I was thinking of?

        Edit: it’s blackcurrants, isn’t it?

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      3 months ago

      We definitely have blackberries. We don’t really have blackcurrants though, may be thinking of that?

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        3 months ago

        Yep, currants took a hit because they were a vector for a pine tree infection that rocked our logging industry and led to a ban on currant growing like a hundred years ago. Currants aren’t banned at the national level anymore.

        And even through that, we have had creme de cassis as a liqueur that a decently built out bar would have.

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      3 months ago

      We have both blackberries and grape jam. Though grape is more likely to come as a jelly rather than a jam.

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      3 months ago

      We’ve definitely got blackberries and blackberry jam, but grape does tend to be the norm in a lot of areas. I prefer raspberry myself.

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      3 months ago

      Grape jelly is more popular than jam, but we have both. Grape jelly is kind of an essential foodstuff in a lot of houses for making peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, which is a common food for children.