Tuesday, July 8, 2008

Blueberry Pickin'!

We have heard from several families that they enjoy going to a blueberry patch in the early summer to pick their own blueberries.  I have to admit that I don't buy and use very many blueberries, but I thought it sounded like a fun new family experience.  So we set out on Saturday morning to a place fairly close by to pick ourselves some blueberries.  It was really a lot of fun! We ended up filling two 1 gallon buckets.  After coming home and freezing and bagging them, I ended up with about 36 cups of yummy, fresh blueberries!  We made a blueberry cobbler for dessert on Sunday, and I have plans for making syrup, jam, and other tasty things! I'm thinking this might become a new Hooper Family tradition each summer!

4 comments:

The Mitchell Family said...

Yum! I love big fat blueberries!! I never thought about being able to find fresh bluesberries in Arkansas, I always associated them with the east coast states.

Nicole said...

How fun! Glad you made it out to pick some.

Jeff said...

If I were you I'd make some blueberry pancakes.

Bench Family said...

Greg absolutely loved the cobbler! It was the first thing he mentioned when I talked to him Sunday night. "Stefani made the best blueberry cobbler!" Thanks for taking care of him. We miss you guys. I just looked at the clock and realized you are probably enjoying book group about now! Hope it was a good one!