There is definitely a money-spending side of me, but there is also the side of me that loves getting something for free. And in the summer, that free something could be berries!
Earlier this week, I was taking a walk with Scott when I noticed ripe berries on some mulberry trees. Very fortunately, I had a plastic bag with me so I wasn't confined to just gobbling up what I could on the spot. Mulberries can be tricky to pick since they're on trees and there are a lot of high branches, but I'm tall enough to be able to get some of them. I went picking again today, and got a pretty decent haul.
I have special affection for mulberries because even though I'd probably seen them plenty of times in the US without realizing it, I first became aware of their potential as a food the first time I visited Syria in 2001. I bought some juice from a street vendor that I thought (from looking at the source fruit) was blackberry juice. It was delicious, and much sweeter than I expected it to be. Someone told me later that it was probably made of mulberries. I also saw some big, beautiful mulberry trees in Uzbekistan.
Later this summer, I'm also hoping to score some free wineberries and blackberries (hence the need to carry plastic bags with me). Summer has its limitations, what with the humidity and the mosquitoes, but berry-scavenging is something I can get behind wholeheartedly.
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