summer

Blackberry pie.  Double crust or single the sweet-tart of blackberries is an all time summer favorite flavor. I grew up in the Northwestern United States, Seattle to be specific,  where in the 1950’s, 60’s, and 70’s blackberries grew wild over every vacant lot, and untended sliver of land.  They were yours for the picking. Dressed in old shorts and T-shirts and armed with an old saucepan to fill we would wander through the neighborhood looking for the plumpest clusters with the easiest access to pick.  The reward was always some form of blackberry pie. [click to continue…]

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