Monday, August 31, 2009

It's Mulberry Season!!!

Over the last couple of years I have been watching a mulberry tree a few blocks away and watching the fruit fall to the ground to rot. This year I said to myself I'm going to get them and eat them. (I love mulberry's) I got up early one morning with a couple of containers and set about filling them up. While I was doing this the owner of the tree came out and asked what I was doing, I explained what I had seen and told her what I was going to do, I also offered the fruit back to her, as it was her's after all. It was then she told me I could take my fill. I thanked her and told her I would deliver back to her a jar of jam.
I managed to pick enought for a batch of jam and some left over for a mulberry tart. During the process of all this, as mulberry's do stain the fingers and what ever else they touch, I discovered that lemon juice clears the stain immediatly. I have also been told that green mulberry's have the same effect but I'm not sure, I did pick some just in case but I rediscovered the lemon juice remedy first. I think I have a mate who has an even larger tree, I will have to pay him a visit...














1 comment:

  1. so jealous...i love mulberry pie...need to find mulberry bush...need to find mulberry bush...

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