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.
Local Goodies Skagit Style
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When youre up to your rear end in alligators,its hard to remember that the initial plan was to drain the swamp.
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Good call and good food.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.
I'm not familiar with tayberries.....I'll have to try them out.
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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.
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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!
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!
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:viking: thank you thats my moto we must buy local.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.
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As Ben Franklin said: In wine there is wisdom, in beer there is freedom, in water there is bacteria.
Remember:
Water = Poop,
Wine = Health.
Therefore, it's better to drink wine and talk stupid, than to drink water and be full of poop
There is no need to thank me for this valuable information: I'm doing it as a public service.
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RE:Local Goodies Skagit Style
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.
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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
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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.
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When youre up to your rear end in alligators,its hard to remember that the initial plan was to drain the swamp.