Picking Wild Blueberries

This was my first trip with my husband to pick wild blueberries. We went to Paradise, Michigan.

Paradise is known for their wild blueberries, so much so, that they have an annual festival each year in August.

I wanted to pick enough blueberries to try making some jam, syrup and fruit roll-ups. We came across tons of blueberries. We picked 2 gallons. It seemed like a lot to us.

Wild blueberries are smaller than farm picked blueberries but have a better taste and are better for you.

When we came back from picking we went through all of them to take off any stems, leaves or to throw out the bad ones.

FREEZING WILD BLUEBERRIES: Place them in a freezer bag. If you wish to rinse them, do so when you take them out of the freezer, under cold water. Place them directly into your recipes as you would using fresh blueberries.