Berry Picking

There is a berry up here called a Saskatoon. It is kind of like a blueberry and they are pretty tasty. There are a few family owned farms on the outskirts of Calgary where you can go berry picking so we decided to do just that. We got buckets, slapped on the sunscreen and started picking. We picked 2 buckets worth of berries and the kids had a good time. Luke liked squeezing the berries and getting the juice but now he says he doesn't like them. Go figure.

What were we going to do with all these berries you may wonder? Well there was a pamphlet that gave all kinds of recipes and we have tried a few. The first was a Saskatoon berry pie and it was good. Next we tried the smoothie but none of us are really big fans of smoothies so that didn't go over very well. The muffins were really good and I also made some freezer jam. After all that we had a whole bag left over so I froze the rest. Hopefully I can bring some down at Christmas.