Fresh berries, of course, are divine. My family enjoys pick-your-own outings and then freezes the abundance. I’ve also been known to lay a sheet under branches of mulberry trees that grow in a park by our house and gently knock down a ripe bounty with a broom handle. Evidently, nearly all wild “aggregate” berries (meaning berries that look like clusters of little balls, like blackberries, raspberries, and mulberries) in North America are edible,45 but please be sure you make an ironclad identification before foraging. * * * Berries in all their colorful, sweet, and flavorful glory are
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