zxcvbob wrote:
> Bob Muncie wrote:
>> Kate Connally wrote:
>>> I went to the farm market last night and got
>>> 2 pints of black raspberries. Stopped at the
>>> store and got heavy cream. Had black raspberries
>>> with cream for dessert last night.
>>>
>>> Also, go my first corn of the season. And lovely
>>> green beans and potatoes. I'm going to make one of
>>> my favorite dishes. It doesn't have a name. My
>>> great aunt used to make this - it's just ham,
>>> potatoes, and green beans cooked in some water in
>>> a pot. The ham flavors the potatoes and beans so
>>> you don't even need to add salt. It's real comfort
>>> food. Can't wait - haven't made it in a couple of
>>> years.
>>>
>>> Kate
>>>
>>
>> I've never heard of black raspberries... I now have a new jonsing
>> thanks to you :-)
>>
>> Bob
>
>
> I grew red raspberries a few years ago. They were such pitiful
> nearly-tasteless imitations of blackberries, I pulled them up after a
> couple of years cuz they weren't worth picking. They might have been OK
> if I'd never tasted a blackberry.

Red raspberries are nothing like blackberries. They're a totally
different fruit. So you shouldn't compare them to blackberries but
appreciate their own qualities.

Black raspberries are very similar in taste to blackberries and
I prefer them because you don't have that stupid white core. I
hate that thing.

> Someone brought red Jello with black raspberries in it to a company
> picnic today.

I love jello, but nevertheless, what a horrible thing to do
to wonderful black raspberries! It would improve the jello
but degrade the raspberries!

> I'd never had black raspberries (a.k.a. "black-caps")
> before. They are never available in the stores, fresh or frozen. They
> are a pretty *good* imitation of a blackberry!

They are *not* imitation blackberries! They are their own
fruit! Sheesh!

Kate

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Kate Connally
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Until you bite their heads off.”
What if the hokey pokey really *is* what it's all about?