Thimbleberries

Thimbleberry

This has been a good year for thimbleberries though this little specimen is one of the last of the season. Thimbleberries aren’t as common as some of the better known berries around here. They grow wild. In the spring they have white cup-shaped blossoms that by late summer erupt into small, bright scarlet berries with a taste slightly like a raspberry. Pick them too early and they’re tart. Too late and they’re dry and tasteless.

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  1. I agree – it is a great year for Thimbleberries – though we didn’t get out and pick any. The roadsides were crowded with waves of the bushes – the blossoms were so pretty this spring. I usually get to them at the tasteless stage and our family saying is – yummmm Thimbleberries, taste like nothing. LOL

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