While you're here--

[Darren Henry]

Totally off topic, but this has had me shaking my head all day. The big "filler' in the daily radio news is a report out of some University ( I think I heard McGill ??) that we need to repackage our berries to sell south. While I have captive audience of American friends I have to ask.

Their finding was that we could sell more of what we traditionally call saskatoon berries to the U.S. if we called them what they traditionally the blueberry berry like fruit that is somewhat smaller, more nutritious, and grows on a taller plant. I usually don't have to bend or reach to pick.

I have deliberately left out what they said you call them to confirm that as well.

[kodydog]

I'd try them but a lot of people won't try something new. Best to "Americanize" the name if you want it to sell.

[Mike]

I see no pic?

[Darren Henry]

I meant on the label.

[Virgs Sew n Sew]

I meant on the label.

I'm a little dense today.  The skaskatoon berry is similar to our blueberries but easier to pick as the plants grow taller.  The Canadians want to sell them to the US but think that a catchier name is necessary (probably as we are a sucker for anything catchy).

I'm rambling around fruit names that I've seen in the store and am not coming up with anything that looks like a blueberry besides a blueberry.

Virginia

[Mike]

Id  ore but have no option i never have or forsee buying berries unless its already in a pie

[Darren Henry]

Apparently, Y'all  ;D call them June berries, and the market for them is growing. I doubt they flourish all the way down to Mayberry , but they grow wild here on the prairies of southern Man./Sask.Alta * but are replaced by blueberries once you go east into the boreal forest (Ont. border- at this latitude).

*I've had some custom harvester who work their way down to Nebraska to close out the season say our growing conditions are like the corn belt---but  a little shorter.

When Winnie worked in the deli at Safeway ( MAJOR food chain here ) U.S visitors would ask for "American cheese". We call them processed cheese , but the  minute they saw their Kraft single slices they didn't give a care.