I have several bushes in the hardwoods behind the house . They bloom ,set fruit but get gone as soon as they ripen . I don't know if it is chipmunk, tree rats or deer getting them but something sure does. Same with blackberries , where there is a lot of deer it is hard to find enough ripe ones to make a good pie. Deer will get then as soon as they ripen.
Picked enough brambles for four pies on the farm this weekend.
Wrapped in bacon & marinated in Italian dressing!
They all over in the Sandhills and the deer will rub them and eat them .
When we were little, mom had picked a buncha wild blackberries to go with our dinner. Dad used to be VERY stoic and overly serious and strict back then. He sees mom bringing them to the table, but couldn’t see inside the bowl, and says “whatcha got there?”. My little brother, who had heard the word but didn’t know what it actually meant said “I think it’s a bowl of dingleberries.” Dad went ALL.TO.HELL. Mom said “no honey, they’re blackberries. Dad doesn’t need to get all upset that you used the wrong name.” Dad said “The wrong name? THE WRONG NAME??? Do you even know what the hell a dingleberry is? It’s a little chunk of s hitty toilet paper that sticks to the hair of your ass after you wipe. Why in the hell do I have to hear about that while I’m trying to enjoy my food after a long day at work?”. That made me spit my drink out all over the dinner rolls. He was pissed. Dinner was very silent. Then when he was ready for some blackberries he said “pass me those stupid F’n things.”
