Chris Cody 's Journal

Fall is my favorite season! Before you finally get that cool splash from the heat of summer, you get some fun things to eat at its peak ripeness. My favorites are all the berries! There’s nothing worse than those artificially ripened berries! Strawberries, blackberries, blueberries, raspberries, gooseberries, and huckleberries all taste great. They are good for you because they are usually high in antioxidants. You can do so much with them in the kitchen. You can eat them straight off the bush or vine. You can eat them for dessert or in a salad. If you have too many, make a nice chutney or jam out of them and save them for winter. If you are lucky enough to have an ice cream maker, you can make refreshing sorbets and ice creams out of the extras, too. Don’t forget about your berries because next thing you know, you’ll be eating some turkey and gravy. You will have a good five months before they are back again with the flavor of late summer.

Raspberries have always reminded me of times at my Granny’s house picking them while fighting off the bees. The best ones never made it back to the house because they would fall apart as you pulled them off. I don’t even think we often picked enough to make pies because we would eat them so fast. I do think I am partially allergic to bee stings because of the number of times I got stung. It is a small price to pay, right?