Blackberries are on

Which means we will be drowning in blackberries for the next month or so. The first pick is always the best quality.

The thornless blackberries in the old orchard are quite large, especially compared to the himalayan blackberries that grow wild, though to my mind the flavor is not quite so fine and they definitely have larger seeds.

But when your refrigerator is full of berries, what can you do?

Well, you can start out with blackberry rhubarb crumble.

And follow it up with a boiled oatmeal cake with blackberries and raspberries.

And a brown sugar frosting, pairs excellently with a side of bacon.

To help you get strong like Daddy!

And of course there is blackberry liqueur (creme de muir).