Popular Fraser
Valley berry
now in season
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at the plate

IT’S TIME to chase the

" blues'\— the fresh blueberry
season is here.

. Contrary to popular belief.
blueberries do not come. from the
Okanagan or California,

They come from B.C.’s lush
Fraser Valley and farmers harvest a
smillion pounds of them every sunt
«mer. B.C. is the third largest blue-
~ berry producing region in the
world. Farm fresh blueberries are
available across Western Canada
from late June to mid- -September.

‘There ‘is nothing more basic

“than blueberries. -..)

‘Long before the Europeans
arrived in the New World, the
native tribes of North America
: -gathered a variety of wild sap-
“/phire-colored berries ‘as ‘a food sta-
ple. They Called these fruits “star

berries,” because of the star-shaped ...

~-cealyx on the top of each berry.
i, The native peoples-ate the .

berries fresh, stewed and dried and

=mixed with meat and other foods.

When European colonists ._,

~ “arrived, they took to the new. fruit
‘immediately, creating pies, cob-

. blers, preserves, syrups and unique

Ls desserts such as blueberry “slump”

~ or-“grunt,” a kind of boiled cobbier
:and blueberry “buckle,” similar to

a crisp. “

“Warm struese!- -iopped cof.

feecakes, tender, cinnamon-scented

muffins and homey quick breads

packed with berries are a sampling “,-

-of the'confections to be. made with :
“this summery fruit.

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THE TRADITIONAL blueberry | muftin has seen much competi-
tion from new flavors in the booming muffin business, but has:
withstood all challengers to remain the most popular choice,

When choosing blueberries,
color is important — look fora
light blue color with a natural

waxy coating.

treat in other ways. If you're feel- j
ing indulgent, blueberries are deli-
cious raw splashed with heavy

It protects the berries and indi-
cates they have been properly han-

died.

This coating — called bloom —
fades’ within a week of the berries’
harvesting. When buying cultivated

ones.

- blueberries, avoid very dark’ blue

Firmness and dryness are also .
desirable, Avoid baskets that are °.

~ stained and leaking.

. And if you can’t bear the

thought of baking in hot weather,

ice and water’
through 1 the door .-

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