Nearly everything is ripening early this year. Wild thimbleberries are no exception and this year they are abundant.
I love thimbleberries. They are very delicate berries with a flavor somewhat like raspberries. There’s a short window when they are ripe and tasty. The berries are a beautiful, velvety shade of red when ready. Their delicate structure doesn’t lend them to harvesting for typical berry goodies. Just pick. Eat. Repeat.
This is a favorite spot for finding them. And I’m not telling where.
One of the advantages of taking a walk in the woods.
I usually lust for raspberries so I would undoubtedly love these berries, which I have never tasted. I’ll take your word for it, tho.
I’ve heard of these but not sure I’ve eaten them. I think they’re rife in Sweden. I do love raspberries, so…
Wishing you a good week ahead!
They grow along my walk and I try not to be having some when other people walk by – don’t want to competition for their specialness. I do have to look at each one as for several years there were little white worms in them. This year I didn’t see any.
These I don’t think I have heard of before.