Get thee to the berries

Your local London berry bushes are currently bursting with fruit for your enjoyment. According to a friendly Irishman wandering past while I was picking, he never thinks about berry picking until August. But I've been twice in the past couple of weeks and my local bushes look to be at their peak at the moment, so don't delay.

I pick blackberries, since that's what seems to be round these east-end parts. I've found some bushes poking out from someone's untended garden and some along the canal. The friendly Irishman reckoned that for *real* picking, you should head out to your favorite country-walk to get kilos of berries. I usually come home with about a punnet. And since I always forget my camera, the photo is courtesy of markhillary on Flickr. If you search for "blackberry London" on Flickr, the photos often list their locations, so it might give you some ideas for places to search for your local berries.

I'm storing them in the freezer until I get enough for a cobbler or to make jam with. I've just finished the damson jam I made last year, so it's about time for some more jam making. I really enjoyed the damson jam, so I think I might make more of that rather than blackberry jam. And my last peach pie was so delish, I might even try to make a blackberry pie.