Re: Source for blueberries

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> If you're lucky enough to have a Trader Joes, they sell frozen

organic wild blueberries.

>

> Suz

I think I may have one about an hour away. I guess I could go there

once or twice a month to stock up on some frozen stuff huh?

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--- " Suzanne Cart " <massuz@c...> wrote:

> If you're lucky enough to have a Trader Joes, they sell

> frozen organic wild blueberries.

I'm not so lucky (being in the UK), but - inspired by the

possibility of frozen blueberries - I checked out a couple of frozen

food sections in local supermarkets.

It seems I can get frozen blueberries as part of a range of " fruits

of the forest " / " summer fruits " packages from local freezer

departments.

I tried one that consisted of cherries, grapes, blueberries (19%),

blackberries (13%) and blackcurrents (11%).

I defrosted it and fed it through my twin gear juicer. The result

was a sugary liquid - which I believe I would have assigned a low

nutritional value to if I had been fed it blindfold. However it may

have some good things left intact in it - even if it tastes a bit

dead.

I also found some frozen raspberries - and some frozen organic

raspberries. That's my only known source of organic raspberries

locally. I checked out the regular ones. Not bad, I thought.

About half way in between the same shop's real raspberries and

sugar water - both in terms of taste and cost.

It's interesting to me that I can buy frozen berries. Each autumn

I pick and freeze a year's supply of blackberries from local

hedgerows. I might put less effort into that if I can buy similar

material in the shops.