This year the wild blackberries have been extremely prolific! We have collected at least 8 gallons ~ that is a lot of pickin'! Big, fat and juicy. A lot of rain, a lot of sun and a lot of berries.
These berries come with a cost however ~ we have plenty of scratches and thorns to prove it. It didn't seem to deter us from going back out again, and again.
Now the tough part - how do we use them? Jelly, jams, syrups, pies, wine - or straight into the mouth. I think we will try a little bit of everything.

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