Wild Grapes
For a little bit different take on foraging and wild foods, I went out and harvested some wild grapes ( Riverbank Grapes ) - Vitis riparia . This is the first year for me to try and do something with this fruit. It seems wherever you look while walking the trails there is a blue tinge in the bush - abundance of wild grapes. [caption id="attachment_2726" align="alignnone" width="663"] Amazing abundance[/caption] [caption id="attachment_2727" align="alignnone" width="663"] Amazing abundance[/caption] It is probably happening every year, but I simple did not notice or did not pay attention. The taste of the grape itself varies, mainly being quite sour. That makes perfect trail side snack, very refreshing and thirst quenching. A little bit of reading shows that wild grapes were widely use by natives. Their technique was to wait for the first frost to harvest. Apparently freezing improves sweetness. Well, I am not waiting, at lea...