Strawberries advice

[SwampDonkey]

Wish I could still get Post Grape-Nuts in Canada still, great for parfaits, load up on the strawberries. Next time I am in Maine, I will return with some of those Grape-nuts.  

We used to use grape-nuts in home made vanilla ice cream, I've not seen commercial ice cream with them though. Perhaps in the US?

[Jeff]

Getting close up here, now 2 days of steady rain coming. 

[thecfarm]

They are picking berries here in Wayne,ME. That might be 15 minutes from me.

[SwampDonkey]

You must be eating berries by now aren't you Jeff? I've made sure I have a supply of buttermilk biscuits, skriar yogourt because of low sugar or none, and Hagandaz. Can't get unadulterated whipping cream no more, but the skriar is close enough without the fat and sugar, ice cream will supply enough. Mother just got back from a neighors with an arm load of berries in the typical aspen boxes. If we need more it isn't far to go fetch'm.

I've seen cedar wax wings around here in the pin cherry and red elders. I'm sure they are watching my raspberries and blackberries.

[doc henderson]

SD what is an aspen box?

[newoodguy78]

Pint or quart fruit/vegetable box made out of aspen 

[SwampDonkey]

A quart when rounded up. Doc, they make them from turned aspen veneer. Staple a rim of quarter or maybe half an inch veener around that secures 2 rectangular pieces about 4 " x 12" long, overlapped and bent to make the opposite corners of the box bottom. They been making them forever. Mostly the Atlantic region, but I see  this place in Ontario.

https://products.wellingtonpp.ca/berry-baskets-and-masters/berry-baskets/1-quart-wooden-berry-box

[doc henderson]

classic! thanks.

[Jeff]

Yes, my back is getting tired. Tammy had an emergency at home with her step dad, so left before she got the first ripe berry. I've been picking around a quart a day, but had to throw a lot of berries out from bad spots I think is coming from zero sun and a lot of rain for several days.