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Old Dec 16, 2011 | 9:37 am
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Fresh Blackberries

There's a new crop in from Mexico. Incredibly juicy, sweet and the size of my thumb. Cheap too at 0.67 per 5oz./170g package.

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Old Dec 16, 2011 | 9:42 am
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How big is your thumb?
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Old Dec 16, 2011 | 10:03 am
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How big is your thumb?
LOL. As big as these blackberries. Seriously though, just from the first joint to the tip and definitely as big around.

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Old Dec 16, 2011 | 3:24 pm
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Ah, lucky you, our season for them is well gone. We are lucky, though, the wild brambles around here are wonderful!
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Old Dec 16, 2011 | 6:08 pm
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There's a new crop in from Mexico. Incredibly juicy, sweet and the size of my thumb. Cheap too at 0.67 per 5oz./170g package.....
From Mexico, eh? I hope they've got their papers with them.
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Old Dec 16, 2011 | 6:14 pm
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Still beautiful, delicious and available at the Santa Monica Farmer's Market. I'm buying a couple of baskets tomorrow AM
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Old Dec 16, 2011 | 6:39 pm
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Wonderful crop of blackberries in our garden this season. My wife has been making some jam with them.

The Argentinians seem to call them raspberries for some reason.
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Old Dec 17, 2011 | 2:02 pm
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Originally Posted by Starwood Lurker
There's a new crop in from Mexico. Incredibly juicy, sweet and the size of my thumb. Cheap too at 0.67 per 5oz./170g package.

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0.99 in dc. just wonderful. forget the jerk jokes, really like to know when there is a fresh food dump.

by the by, fresh copper river salmon is gone for another year.
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Old Dec 17, 2011 | 11:40 pm
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Originally Posted by HIDDY
Wonderful crop of blackberries in our garden this season. My wife has been making some jam with them.

The Argentinians seem to call them raspberries for some reason.
Raspberries and Blackberries were all beautiful this morning at the Farmer's Market. The raspberries were unusually large and very very sweet.
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Old Dec 20, 2011 | 1:46 pm
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My local Meijers had these for 50 cents a carton. Yummy.
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Old Dec 20, 2011 | 2:34 pm
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The farmers market is into winter crops here now, the local blackberries harvested a while back, but these Mexican blackberries are really good. Better than the RIM variety

I eat mexican produce all the time, it is very high quality. I even shop at the mexican market and specifically get mexican produce of some varieties, it is just better than the other stores when the farmers market doesnt have (or I didn't buy enough is the main thing!)
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Old Dec 21, 2011 | 3:11 am
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Originally Posted by slawecki
0.99 in dc. just wonderful. forget the jerk jokes, really like to know when there is a fresh food dump.

by the by, fresh copper river salmon is gone for another year.
Where are you finding them in the DC area for that price, if you don't mind revealing your source? Thanks!
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Old Dec 21, 2011 | 3:33 am
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2.80 for a150g punnet of Mexican blackberries in my local supermarket. Mix them with Bramley cooking apples and they make the most delicious Pie.
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Old Dec 21, 2011 | 6:40 am
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Where are you finding them in the DC area for that price, if you don't mind revealing your source? Thanks!
they were at harris teeter. this week are 2 for price of one??? who knows what that means.
i saw them advertised at target $2.99 for a 12oz(that's a double pack)pack
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Old Dec 21, 2011 | 7:12 am
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I'd rather have raspberries, but the blackberries are much cheaper right now.
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