Blackberry Picking

We took a trek today back to Sweet Berry Farm in Marble Falls for some blackberry picking with our friend Mrs. Nicholson.  It’s not too late.  There are plenty of berries waiting to ripen just a bit more.  And it’s a steal for $2.75 per pound–far far less expensive than buying at the supermarket. 

One thing I didn’t know about blackberries was that they grow on thorny bushes.  So the farm had some leather gloves for pickers to wear (as you can see from the picture above).  Of course our brave little berry picking Therese had no need of gloves and no fear of the thorns or bugs. 

 Fulton, thankfully, sat quietly by watching and taste-testing the berries for us.

We finished picking around noon and the kids were famished.  So Mrs. Nicholson recommended a great little restaurant called the Bluebonnet Cafe.  It’s on Hwy 281 about a block south of FM 1431.  It’s great “homecooking” at great prices, and they have mighty yummy homemade pies!

Tomorrow we’ll try freezing some berries and baking a berry cobbler.