So here's what thirteen-plus pounds, or over six kilograms, of blueberries look like. I washed the berries in a sink full of water and worked to de-stem them (which wasn't all that difficult since the stems mostly fell off by themselves in the rinsing process). I let them drip-dry in these colanders for a while before bagging them up for the freezer. I won't tell you how many berries I had to re-wash because they rolled onto the floor.
It's hard to see in the photo, but that yellow colander is about twice the size of the other two.
I ended up with two one-kilo (about two pounds) bags and seven five-hundred gram (about a pound each) bags. The rest went into a container in the fridge. We're still eating those today.
still life with colanders and blueberries. looks sooooo gooood.
ReplyDeleteAnne-Marie -- that would be a challenge, getting the blueberry hue and then all the dark to refelcted light values.
DeleteBTW, I'll be in Philly in October for a Girls' High class reunion.
DeleteDéchetterie is a cool word for dump!
ReplyDeleteNow, that is a bunch of blueberries!
ReplyDeletejudy, a loverly bunch... lol
DeleteWow. jam?
ReplyDeleteI am impressed.
You sure have been busy! Glad to know most (probably) have received a double washing.
ReplyDeleteThat colander on the right is an IKEA item, isn't it? We have one.
ReplyDeleteBlueberries grow just fine in pots and the give great autumn colour, though if you;ve got someone else who goes to the trouble of growing blueberries, that's fine too.
pollygarter, yup, that's an IKEA special.
Deletehow lovely: I have some fond memories of blueberry picking - the ultimate August fruit.
ReplyDeleteThat's a lot of berries.
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