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Did Mr Man and I just head to our favorite fruit farm to secure another 15 kilos of haskap a.k.a. blue honeysuckle (Lonicera caerulea) berries, then bring them home, repack, and freeze them in (counts on all blue-stained fingers, a couple of times) 24 bags? Is the freezer now completely full? And am I happy to have berries for the foreseeable future?

Yes on all counts!

If you’re wondering, here’s a description of the flavor: “A ripe haskap is a juice grenade — thin skin, melting flesh, and a flavor that tastes like blueberry, raspberry, and blackcurrant settling their differences.”

Heh.

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This weekend we made ten kilos of chili, six fruit tortes, and had an outdoor adventure. I’m ready for a chill evening and a bit of ice cream:)

Today’s random fact: the name for the paddle that churns cream into ice cream is a dasher.

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Tonight’s full moon is the first of the summer, and is also known for marking that sweetest of seasons, strawberry harvest time.

Strawberry moon: How to see the 1st full moon of summer

The moon will not actually appear dark red like a strawberry, but it may take on a slight orange or reddish tint when it first appears above the horizon. That color shift is caused by light scattering through Earth’s atmosphere, similar to the way some sunsets appear more vivid than others.

The farm down the road has pint baskets overflowing with red berries, and later I’m going to make a red and white dessert for Canada Day. 

As the moon watches from on high.

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