Raspberries

Yesterday we went on a jaunt up one side of the Leelanau Peninsula, visited the Grand Traverse Lighthouse and then back to Traverse City. Along the way back we saw a sign for raspberries and stopped at the roadside stand to learn that they were all out. We did manage to get some Queen Anne cherries and went on our way. The we saw a sign for raspberries - pick them yourself. Naturally we had to stop and pick some. The patch had been well picked over by the time we got there but we still managed to get nearly a quart of the fruit.

So for dinner last evening we brought our cherries and raspberries and Kim and Chuck contributed pizza. The boys ate salad alternating with pizza slices and managed to put away 3-4 slices and lots of salad too. When it was time for dessert they inhaled the fruit too. I am sure that the boys ate as much as the grownups or maybe even more. The good meal was enjoyed by all and followed by card playing (Canasta, Spades), once the boys were in bed. A lovely evening all together.

Every time we have been in Michigan we have managed to pick raspberries. One year we picked so many that we made several batches of jam, raspberry pie, raspberry smoothies and of course fresh berries and froze the rest. Such a bounty of one of my favorite fruits. Every summer I look forward to the heavenly taste of raspberries. Is this one of your favorite fruits too????