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Re: Blueberries?
« Reply #15 on: February 22, 2009, 08:40:04 PM »
There is a programme currently called "The Victorian House / Garden" and they were picking British wild forms of Blueberries, but they were called something else.  For the life of me I can't remember what they were called, but they were supposed to be very similar, if not a little sweeter.
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Re: Blueberries?
« Reply #16 on: February 22, 2009, 10:24:43 PM »
There is a programme currently called "The Victorian House / Garden" and they were picking British wild forms of Blueberries, but they were called something else.  For the life of me I can't remember what they were called, but they were supposed to be very similar, if not a little sweeter.

Bilberries, as quoted by BBC Food on Blueberries.   ;)
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These indigo-blue pellets are not, however, entirely unknown to the UK. Related to the blueberry is the bilberry (known as a blaeberry in Scotland), a smaller-berried wild plant that grows abundantly on heaths and moors. Given their diminutive size, these wild berries are not the easiest to pick, but the flavour is superb. In his River Cottage Cookbook, keen forager Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall points to the Scottish moors for a rewarding bilberry feed.

Tesco have Blueberries on offer at 2 for £4 at the moment until the 1st of March.  The containers are usually quite small though (depending on time of year), but the frozen Blueberries at Tesco are quite good.  Our Tesco also does the Blueberry muffins (they're quite big), they're also currently on offer at 4 for £1 (they're pre pakaged), but in the fresh baked area.   ;)


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Re: Blueberries?
« Reply #17 on: February 22, 2009, 10:31:25 PM »
Bilberries, as quoted by BBC Food on Blueberries.   ;)

They are the ones!  :)

You should check out Marks & Spencers Blueberry juice in a carton...yum  :P
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Re: Blueberries?
« Reply #18 on: February 23, 2009, 11:48:02 AM »
Bilberries, as quoted by BBC Food on Blueberries.   ;)

My MIL and FIL call them bilberries, regardless of whether they are those small wild ones or store-bought blueberries.


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