All kinds of grand events are brought to mind by the words "Opening Day". However, on the Oregon coast, we don't have professional baseball, and hunting and fishing seasons come and go throughout the year.
But for blueberries, the brain food of champions, "Opening Day" denotes when the U-pick blueberry farm in Siletz opens to the public. Last year's season lasted one day, I believe. As a result, this year, many people planned to be at the farm at opening time (8 AM), on opening day, today. Pickers came in all sizes and ages, and were generally a very happy group, eagerly anticipating a future filled with blueberry pies and other tasty recipes.
In about 90 minutes, we picked 30 pounds of blueberrries. Half went into the freezer, 8 cups went into blueberry chutney, some went into dessert with fresh peaches, and the rest awaits us, in the refrigerator. Oregon berries are big, and tasty.
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