Pap and Wild Grapes
fox grape noun A woody vine (Vitis labrusca) that bears small, edible grapes green in color but later turning brown. Same as possum…
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Ground Cherry Memories
I love the taste of ground cherries, but I’m the only one in my house that does. I don’t have…
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Scaring the Birds Away
Mom-Mom’s next door neighbors had a big early apple tree that we called summer apples. Pop-Pop had a sour and…
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The Joy of Picking Blackberries
Tipper, Chitter, and The Deer Hunter picking blackberries “Some of my fondest, most enduring childhood memories of growing up in…
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Possum Grapes
Possum Grapes As I told you a few weeks back, I grew up enjoying the goodness of the Fox Grapes…
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Poor Year for Blackberries
The one thing I must put up every summer is blackberry jelly. There’s no other jelly for me. There…
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Berry Picking Tips from Blind Pig Readers
Jackie – July 2013 I have a cure for the snakes in the blackberry patch. Fire up a chain saw…
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Wild Berries in Appalachia
This time of the year, I start checking on the blackberries that grow wild around my house. The berries are just…
