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Local Goodies Skagit Style
Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 12:13 pm
by racfish
I was up working in the Mount Vernon area yesterday.I remembered last year about this time their local berries were good to go.Yesterday I bought wonderful strawberries,large raspberries and some very aromatic and juicy Tayberries.So last night I put up 8 pints of raspberry and 6 pints of Tayberry jam.Ifin you enjoy Berries like I do its worth the drive up to Mount Vernon to get some.
I hate to be to repetitive but lets keep our local farmers fed and their kids clothed.BUY WA STATE PRODUCTS!!!!
P.S. Berries are very healthy.Full of vitamins and Anti-Oxidants.
RE:Local Goodies Skagit Style
Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 12:34 pm
by kevinb
racfish wrote:I was up working in the Mount Vernon area yesterday.I remembered last year about this time their local berries were good to go.Yesterday I bought wonderful strawberries,large raspberries and some very aromatic and juicy Tayberries.So last night I put up 8 pints of raspberry and 6 pints of Tayberry jam.Ifin you enjoy Berries like I do its worth the drive up to Mount Vernon to get some.
I hate to be to repetitive but lets keep our local farmers fed and their kids clothed.BUY WA STATE PRODUCTS!!!!
P.S. Berries are very healthy.Full of vitamins and Anti-Oxidants.
Good call and good food.
I'm not familiar with tayberries.....I'll have to try them out.
RE:Local Goodies Skagit Style
Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 3:02 pm
by fishnislife
Good lookn out racfish. Your right about buying WA goods. Support our local growers. Those berries must be killer. I love buying local produce. I so regret not picking up some while coming back from Eastern Wa this weekend. But we were trying to make a birthday party. 
What is a Tayberry BTW? Never heard of it.
fishnislife
RE:Local Goodies Skagit Style
Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 3:15 pm
by Bscman
Ah yes...
I live close enough I've already experiences exactly what you're talking about.
I've got strawberry and raspberry jam all made up from about a week ago.
I know several east-siders that make a special trip over here every year for the berries. It's actually a joke, since they've never made it it over for the tulip festival. At least they have their priorities right!
Enjoy em!
RE:Local Goodies Skagit Style
Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 7:28 pm
by VHMLLC
racfish wrote:I was up working in the Mount Vernon area yesterday.I remembered last year about this time their local berries were good to go.Yesterday I bought wonderful strawberries,large raspberries and some very aromatic and juicy Tayberries.So last night I put up 8 pints of raspberry and 6 pints of Tayberry jam.Ifin you enjoy Berries like I do its worth the drive up to Mount Vernon to get some.
I hate to be to repetitive but lets keep our local farmers fed and their kids clothed.BUY WA STATE PRODUCTS!!!!
P.S. Berries are very healthy.Full of vitamins and Anti-Oxidants.
:viking: thank you thats my moto we must buy local.
RE:Local Goodies Skagit Style
Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2008 10:47 am
by racfish
A tayberry I believe is kin to the Loganberry.Its a deep red almost burgundy elongated loganberry.Its not real sweet but not tart like a blackberry.Id describe them as a good flavored(aromatic) berry.Great in jams and jellies.I've made to this date over 30 pints of various jams and jellies so far.This year I'm making alot of sugar free using Splenda jams and jellies.
RE:Local Goodies Skagit Style
Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2008 12:47 pm
by Islandfisherman
A little note ,if anyone happens to be in the Oak Harbor area our Farmers Market (I sell my chocolates there) opens at 4pm till 7pm every Thursday with lots of great berries and produce,also very good hot food.Then on Saturday in Coupeville from 10am-2pm,drop by and say Hi we alway have samples of chocolate!! all my chocolates are made with fresh local cream,fruit and berries,just look for the red tent.....Thanks,Alan
RE:Local Goodies Skagit Style
Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2008 2:39 pm
by racfish
Hey Island do you have a website? Any sugar free stuff?Good info keep it comming.I'll be in Coupville next week.I'll be looking for a red tent..I really like hearing about this stuff.I make to as many as I can buying local stuff from local folks.