Blueberry Picking

It seems blueberry picking is a favorite Alaskan past time so we decided to check out what all the fuss is about. We picked, and ate, and picked some more.

 Beautiful Alaska.

 Where's Maddison?

Maddison LOVES wild blueberries! She could not shove the berries into her mouth fast enough. And when we didn't refill her Tupperware....we heard about it.

I decided to try to make blueberry syrup with our harvest. It was a lot of work but in the end it was totally NOT worth it. I guess the extra tartness of wild blueberries do not make them good for syrup. I did, however, learn how to seal jars using the hot bath method. Now I have some beautifully sealed jars of rich purple nastiness. C'est la vie.