Wild Blueberries

Question: Can anyone tell me the difference between wild blueberries and tame blueberries?

Answer: A lowbush variety of blueberries that grows on a bushlike shrub that generally ranges from 1 to 3 feet in height. The berries grow in bunches of 3 or 4 and are quite small in comparison to the cultivated varieties, but the wild blueberries are more flavorful. They are deep-purple blue to almost a bluish black color with a light silvery coating called "bloom," which is a sign of freshness. It is much harder to find wild blueberries and they are usually only sold in local markets when they are in season. They are grown in Canada and throughout the United States wherever there is acidic soil and sufficient moisture, and when the climate is cool. Cultivated blueberries are grown to satisfy the demand for blueberries and are the type that are generally available in food stores. They are 2 to 3 times larger than wild blueberries but do not have as an intense flavor. There are two types, which are highbrush and rabbiteye. The shrubs for the cultivated blueberries can grow to be more than 10 feet tall if not cut back. Cultivated blueberries are deep blue in color and have the same white bloom as the wild blueberries. nfd♥

Question: Has Poland been recieving enough rain this year for large wild blueberries to grow in the forests? me and my cousins usually pick them to make some money to buy stuff, last year they were to small and the plants were to sparse to make it profitable

Answer: there are just LOADS of them this year! LOADS of rain as well!!! too much i would say!!

Question: where can I find WILD BLUEBERRIES in Michigan? (the tiny blueberries, not cultivated)? perhaps somewhere within 60 miles of metro Detroit??? now that spring is around the corner, anywhere within 50-60 miles of metro Detroit to PICK or BUY tiny, wild blueberries (I'm sure it won't be until July when they are available but want to plan ahead! :-) Yes, a Trader Joes' is right down the road from me...thanks!

Answer: Trader Joes has frozen wild organic blueberries (at least they do in my store in CA). They have locations in Ann Arbor, Farmington Hills, Northville, Rochester Hills, and Royal Oak. I don't know Michigan, but one or more of those locations has to be close to Detroit!

Question: Are the blueberries in Otis Spunkmeyer "wild blueberry" muffins really wild? And if so, how can they possibly be harvested in large enough quantities?

Answer: "Wild" refers to the smaller ones from Maine and Quebec. Many people prefer them; however, the large ones from new jersey and michigan are also good. They are using "wild" to describe the small blueberries, but not like mushroom growin wild in the forest.

Question: i think i was picking wild blueberries. how do i tell? how do i know what they look like? are they edible? Yeah, I don't think so... why is everyone i encounter telling me to do the same thing? are they usually very seedy?

Answer: They are about the size of a pea and purplish/blueish. The bushes are about 2 - 3 feet high. Taste one and see. They are very delicious. I prefer the wild ones over the cultivated ones anyday.

Question: Where can i pick wild blueberries, in north Texas(around Dallas)? Needs to be public property.

Answer: good luck ... these days without paying u won't find much.

Question: Does anybody know where you can pick wild blueberries in or around Montreal?

Answer: Quinn's farm in Pincourt http://www.quinnfarm.qc.ca/

Question: Are wild blueberries grown in the wild? Or does 'wild' refer to the type of blueberry?

Answer: If you buy a blueberry bush, it will grow you 'wild' blueberries. I have lots of raspberry bushes on my property. They have been here for lots of years, way before my house was built. They are awesome!!

Question: Wild blueberries - are they OK to eat in the woods? My husband said they always ate plenty when he was a kid playing in the woods of Maine. I picked some yesterday and ate them and saved some. Later I found a little green worm in the dish with the berries. How can I tell if they have worms inside?

Answer: Wild blueberries are OK to eat anywhere, not just in the woods LOL Actually, wild fruits tend to taste better than cultivated fruit. As for worms, there's only two to tell if a worm is in a fruit. The first is the tell tale sign of a hole and the second is when you feel it wriggling in your mouth LOL If you can, check all the fruit for holes but if any worms go undetected, they won't harm you and you will gain a few extra nutrients.

Question: can you transplant wild blueberries? how? when is the best time?

Answer: Yes you can,but wait till the leaves come off.. and get as much of the root ball as you can without disturbing the roots .. Early spring just before the leaves come out is a great time.. keep watered after replanting them ,when weather is dry..

Question: Are there any blueberry plants growing wild in the Northwest of the UK? Would like to see what these plants are like in the wild within the Lancashire/Manchester area. Would be grateful if anyone could tell me where I can find wild blueberries.

Answer: Wild Bluberries are a treat to eat. However, modern land management techniquies have eradicated these plants from the landscape. Living in Dundee, I make a sojourn to the hills in the Glen Clova, (Angus) area where I can find banks of these berries. Despite requiring patience to gather, I have picked a few pounds over the years. Gorging on this naturally growing fruit makes the round trip more than worth it. Any naturally growing fruit is far superior to the cultivated types. As for availability in your locality, I don`t know - sorry.

Question: What do wild blueberries look like ? I just noticed that I have or I think I have wild blueberries growing near the woods on my property. I would like to make some jam with them but first need to know if they are blueberries. They are in clusters kinda like grapes but are dark bluish purple and stain your fingers purple,lol. They are on a viney type bush. They taste like a blueberry but seedy. Please someone tell me what they look like? I live in Western NY State. I think I just found a picture of what they are and it looks like it is poke berries better not eat them, posionous!

Answer: Here are some pictures. http://www.flickr.com/photos/missyv110/1009416943/ http://images.search.yahoo.com/images/view?back=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.search.yahoo.com%2Fsearch%2Fimages%3F_adv_prop%3Dimage%26fr%3Dyfp-t-501%26va%3Dwild%2Bblueberry%26sz%3Dall&w=500&h=375&imgurl=static.flickr.com%2F92%2F235673279_63e575241d.jpg&rurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2F14993913%40N00%2F235673279%2F&size=102.6kB&name=Wild+Blueberry&p=wild+blueberry&type=JPG&oid=b213c003e110a3e6&fusr=sbat&tit=Wild+Blueberry&hurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2F14993913%40N00%2F&no=10&tt=8,349&sigr=11k4qaopp&sigi=11di4klaf&sigb=132g3dvek&sigh=11acrdj2e

Question: Have you ever picked wild blueberries? do you have them where you live? I picked 2 liters within sight of my house the other day! there are so many berries this year and they are huge! I made a pie it was tasty... So do you have wild blueberries to pick where you live? what is your favorite treat to make with them? No Nancy! I love berries too! I just found some wild strawberries the other day as well and they were sooo tasty! We have two kinds of blueberry bushes here.. Low sweet blueberry, and low blueberry.. I love the low sweet ones they don't have the blue "bloom" on the berries they look black but they are bigger and juicier! the ones this year are all so huge and in big clusters it's easy to pick and doesn't take long at all. Hope u get to pick some again, the pie is to die for!! lol Mmm Blackberries are good too, we have them here but they are easy to pick. I don't know if it's the climate but our black berries are on small canes, only about a foot tall. The raspberries are taller, and prickly too but still so tasty! We also have elderberries, hawberries and cranberries..mmm! Here Sara we don't worry about snakes, we watch out for bears when in the blueberry patch! they love to browse berries so when u go out in the woods you have to keep an eye out.

Answer: I have picked wild blueberries but not where I live. They where very delicious and small. Here we have blackberries, a much crueler, more rustic cousin of the raspberry. The main berry is the Himalayan whose canes can be 3/4" thick with heavy thorns. You need longs pants, long sleeves (denim is good), a plank and a bucket. We all have our favorite patches. they're not ready for another month though. The fruit is so big, tender, deeply sweet and a little musky....warm berries with sugar and cream, mmmm. There is a smaller, low growing variety that we have always just called 'wild' that produce smaller, flavorful fruit and a higher cane with more filigreed leaves that produces a watery fruit. The wild ones are really good but they are harder to pick and more rare than the Himalayan type which are everywhere. The best wild berry I have eaten is a tossup between a Saskatoon berry and a wild strawberry - tiny with a real strawberry punch. Speaking of strawberries... its strawberry season! YUM! We do have mountain blueberry here but the fruit is not very tasty, not worth the effort.

Question: Betty Crocker Twice the Blueberries Wild Blueberry Muffin Mix....? ... I'm making them right now, the thing is this: the box is DEFINATELY older than 6 (could be 7) years old. The flour was the way it should be (not extreamly dry, packed in an air sealed bag) the blueberries were packed in liquid in airtight cans. There is no expiration date on the box, but I just found a copyright for the general Mills corporation dated 1997 on the side of the box It also says series 17. What's the real risk involved here, if any? This is a completely serious question, serious answers only please.

Answer: I would go ahead and make your concoction. When it is ready, maybe you can invite some friends over and give them a piece and see if it makes them sick or not. If not, you have a delicious snack for yourself.

Question: What are the ingredients in Betty Crocker's Wild Blueberry Muffin Mix? Does anyone know what is added in Betty Crocker's Wild Blueberry Muffin mix? I tried the basic recipes I found on the internet and it just doesn't taste as good.

Answer: The ingredients are: Enriched Flour Bleached (Wheat Flour, Niacin, Iron, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Sugar, Blueberries Canned In Light Syrup (Blueberries, Water, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Partially Hydrogenated Soybean and/or Cottonseed Oil, Modified Corn Starch, Vital Wheat Gluten, Baking Soda, Sodium Aluminum Phosphate, Salt, Propylene Glycol Monoesters of Fatty Acids, Mono and Diglycerides, Corn Starch, Maltodextrin, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate, Citric Acid, Cellulose Gum, Xanthan Gum, Artificial Flavor, Modified Cream.

Question: Are blueberries blue in the middle? I want to clear up some misconceptions about what the inside of a blueberry should be. Wild blueberries are blue inside as well as blue outside. The ones we normally eat are sort of white inside. There are more antioxidants in the all-blue blueberries. They also taste different. Blueberries with a white inside taste a lot like green grapes while the all-blue blueberries have a wonderful tart flavor.

Answer: I have not seen a blueberry wild or domestic that is white on the inside. Could be a variety I have not tired. But blueberry or it's cousin, the huckleberry, they are soooo good! My a favorite fruit!