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Post by minnesotascott on Aug 1, 2011 15:14:53 GMT -5
Next year 2012 NTA right here in the Great State of Minnesota!! I am getting ready now. I just got of the phone with a guy that goes by the name of Crazy Coyote, some might know who he is. I started making this wine with plans for some to make it to the NTA. All it is, is Wild Strawberries, water, sugar and yeast!! It gets bottled in 1 more week! If I can pick enough of these, they will be turned in wine also. For those that dont what berry that is, it is Thimble Berry.
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Post by lyonch on Aug 1, 2011 15:18:07 GMT -5
I might have to bring some "Apple pie" scott when i come visit to do a little fishing! I have a feeling that i will be lost because you are calling raspberries a Thimble Berry LOL!
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Post by haydenmekeland on Aug 1, 2011 15:19:24 GMT -5
looks good, god luck with more berrys
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Post by minnesotascott on Aug 1, 2011 15:22:35 GMT -5
You want a picture of both plants with berries do you? Ask and you shall recieve!!
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Post by haydenmekeland on Aug 1, 2011 15:25:29 GMT -5
haha threw em on here.
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Post by lyonch on Aug 1, 2011 15:27:52 GMT -5
Yes i do! I am not even close to the same playing field as you and brownie when it comes to plants and mushrooms LOL. Next thing you will be doing is telling me dandelions are roses Thanks for the education on plants!! This way i won't sound so stupid when i open my big flap and speak in the wrong
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Post by haydenmekeland on Aug 1, 2011 23:47:53 GMT -5
lmao
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Post by shadowalker on Aug 2, 2011 2:18:14 GMT -5
He is correct on the Thimbleberry Look at the size of the leaves and the number of berries. And they do not taste the same.
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Post by minnesotascott on Aug 2, 2011 5:46:29 GMT -5
Chris even you should be able to tell the difference!! Thimbleberry Raspberry Thimbleberry
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Post by dvranish on Aug 2, 2011 6:30:50 GMT -5
This subject was driving me crazy. I never heard of a thimbleberry before, so I looked it up. ThimbleberryFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaJump to: navigation, search Thimbleberry Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots Order: Rosales Family: Rosaceae Genus: Rubus Subgenus: Anoplobatus Species: R. parviflorus Binomial name Rubus parviflorus Nutt. Rubus parviflorus (Thimbleberry) is a species of Rubus, native to western and northern North America, from Alaska east to Ontario and Michigan,[1] and south to northern Mexico. It grows from sea level in the north, up to 2,500 m altitude in the south of the range. It is a dense shrub up to 2.5 meters tall with canes no more than 1.5 centimeters in diameter, often growing in large clumps which spread through the plant's underground rhizome. Unlike most other members of the genus, it has no prickles. The leaves are palmate, up to 20 centimeters across, with five lobes; they are soft and fuzzy in texture. The flowers are 2 to 6 centimeters in diameter, with five white petals and numerous pale yellow stamens. The flower of this species is among the largest of any Rubus species, making its Latin species name parviflorus ("small-flowered") a misnomer.[2] It produces a tart edible composite fruit around a centimeter in diameter, which ripen to a bright red in mid to late summer. Like other raspberries it is not a true berry, but instead an aggregate fruit of numerous drupelets around a central core. The drupelets may be carefully removed separately from the core when picked, leaving a hollow fruit which bears a resemblance to a thimble, perhaps giving the plant its name.[3] The species typically grows along roadsides, railroad tracks, and in forest clearings, commonly appearing as an early part of the ecological succession in clear cut and forest fire areas. So now I know something. David
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Post by minnesotascott on Aug 2, 2011 6:37:21 GMT -5
David, Thimbleberry makes a great jam, jelly, pie, snack whil eout hiking and I will find out very soon I hope wine.
Birds, fox, bear will devour the berries. In the spring time when the new stalks are still tender the deer will browse on them also.
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Post by Law Dog on Aug 2, 2011 12:28:01 GMT -5
Dang Dave your like Cliff on Cheers here!!!! LOL Good job!!
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Post by lyonch on Aug 2, 2011 12:34:35 GMT -5
A fella learns something new everyday!!! I did not know there was a difference and thanks to those who have enlightened me on the subject! Ok minnscotto when do i get to taste a few of these thimble berries? I am not a wine drinker unlesss i am already under the table then heck why not give a try LOL!
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Post by dtraper on Aug 2, 2011 12:45:35 GMT -5
Well Ill be durned learn more on here then I did in school
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Post by Law Dog on Aug 2, 2011 13:09:25 GMT -5
Well Ill be durned learn more on here then I did in school Must be because you show up here D!!!! LOL J/K
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Post by haydenmekeland on Aug 2, 2011 13:36:19 GMT -5
them berryes look great!
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Post by shadowalker on Aug 2, 2011 14:12:18 GMT -5
On a side point I will NOT buy any huckleberry product. I will be more than happy to pick them and use them but I will not support that industry.
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Post by minnesotascott on Aug 25, 2011 4:40:29 GMT -5
Well this is the product bottled up. I taste tested it and did an alcohol content test on it. For not being aged yet it had pretty good flavor and the alcohol content was right at 20%. Bring on NTA 2012 Minnesota!!
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Post by dvranish on Aug 25, 2011 8:38:26 GMT -5
If you put labels on those bottles, a guy couldn't tell them from store bought. Looks really good. David
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Post by bushdog on Aug 25, 2011 10:11:07 GMT -5
Looks great Scott.
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