Dewberries and Huckleberries

Whilst I and my Dad neared the end of our morning constitutional, we came upon a few small groves of dewberries. Now what, you may ask, is a dewberry? A dewberry is almost exactly like a blackberry, and I cannot even tell the difference between the two. Their looks are identical, their tastes are identical - I can't detect a difference, save that dewberries bloom and ripen before blackberries. Any how, we found several small patches of the delicious afore-mentioned fruit and picked a handful each. And boy were they good! A little sweet, and a bit tart, and thoroughly sun-warmed. I hope more ripen soon - that way we can pick a gallon or two and make some pastry delights or just eat them as they are.

I forgot to mention that the campsite we stayed at last weekend was walled in on the back by several huckleberry bushes. I have never seen so many huckleberries! At the most, I have only been able to pick maybe ten berries at a time, but here, I had a handful each morning and evening. Huckleberries are a bit more tart than dewberries, and that is perfectly fine by me. I hope we go back soon so that we can pick the other huckleberries that ripen in our absence - there is bound to be quite a few. In short, I am in berry heaven, and I wish a bit of berry goodness on you all.