This was I think the last week for strawberries, and I feel like I took full advantage of strawberry season this year. I picked four pints and got another pint in my box. I'm making ice cream and strawberry walnut bread (recipe from King Arthur Flour) and will use the rest over my yogurt and granola.
The English Peas I ate last night - just sauteed with a little shallot and butter and served over black rice. (Sorry the photo is a little fuzzy - I'll have to work on that.)
I also picked some black raspberries - what we called black caps growing up. They grow on thorn bushes and the darker the better. It made me remember one hot summer day when my brother and I were picking black caps along the fence line between our yard and our neighbors and we both got covered by these huge black ants attracted by the berry juice. I still like the berries. Another neighbor used to make dumplings with them, but I'll just throw them on my yogurt too. As the season progresses, I'll follow Lindy's example and try some small batch preserving.
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