Our red raspberries produce two crops - one in the spring and one in the fall. This fall our crop was much larger than in the spring, probably the best we've ever had. It was very warm in early fall, and it felt like summer to be out in t-shirts picking berries for pie. This box was picked in early October and baked into an apple-raspberry pie, joining the fall orchard apples. Weird, but an incredibly delicious combination.
I've found that the fall berries have a different taste than spring, which was especially noticeable this autumn. I did a little research and the good folks from Cornell (of course) had some information on this. Wet weather reduces sugar content, which is necessary for the right ratio of sugar to acid. These berries were a bit bland, which means the ratio is too high.
So, that wet spring weather was still haunting us, even in October.
No comments:
Post a Comment