Blueberries

Back in July, we were able to spend just over 2 weeks with Josh's parents up in the Chicago area. Unfortunately, they went through a record heat wave while we were there so we weren't able to enjoy the cooler summer weather. We still had a great time! 

One morning we were able to go blueberry picking on a farm just outside of Bourbonnais.

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This was the 3rd day the farm was open for picking. The bushes were so full! We found that the best blueberries were at the top and inside of the bushes. Josh and I spent the entire time picking from 3 or 4 bushes and ended up with over 7lbs of berries.

 

The best part: you can eat as you pick! You only pay for what's in your bucket at the end. I'm not a big blueberry fan, in fact, I usually ask my mom to make extra "blueberry-free" muffins when she's making blueberry muffins for everyone else. But these were REALLY good!! They're not tart, they're actually really sweet. 

So what do you do with 7lbs of blueberries?? We made Blueberry Balsamic Black Pepper Jam. It's fabulous! Denise, Josh's mom, made 2 incredible blueberry pies too. Mmm, the taste of summer!!