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| Brilliant color |
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| Cleaning and Sorting |
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| Along the field |
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| Very easy to pick |
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| Sauce and Syrup |
When we first looked at this property, the high bush cranberries were flourishing. Several years later, we found the viburnum leaf beetle, the larvae and adults of which may completely defoliate the plant, and can kill it. The eveidence of the beetles persisted until THIS YEAR. The berries are everywhere along the hedgerows, boundary fence lines, and driveway. The harvest is easy. Making the syrup is easiest... boil in water for 10 min, crush and strain, reduce with sweetener of choice to syrup, add some pectin to thicken a bid. Voila. Vitamin C for the winter, plus the extra benefits for women is proven.
from wikipedia: Viburnum trilobum (American Cranberrybush Viburnum, American Cranberrybush, Kalyna or Highbush or High Bush Cranberry) is a species of Viburnum native to northern North America, from Newfoundland west to British Columbia, south to Washington state and east to northern Virginia, with an isolated population in New Mexico.Although often called "Highbush Cranberry", it is not a cranberry. The name comes from the red fruits which look superficially like cranberries, and have a similar flavor and ripen at the same time of year. The fruits, sour and rich in vitamin C, can be eaten raw or cooked into a sauce to serve with meat or game.[2]
