Celebration of Summer Berries #2

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Group:	Edibles Swappers International
Swap Coordinator:	SweetClementine (contact)
Swap categories:	Food Challenges Seasonal
Number of people in swap:	5
Location:	International
Type:	Type 3: Package or craft
Last day to signup/drop:	June 19, 2010
Date items must be sent by:	July 7, 2010
Number of swap partners:	1
Description:
Some of us wait all year in anticipation of delicious summer berries! In fact, July is even National Berry Month! Strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, blackberries, currants, and more--let's share some summer berry products with one another. We will have one partner and send them three berry-related products. We will: send one edible that contains berries. send one edible that is berry-flavored (may or may not actually contain berries). send one non-edible with a berry theme. spend approximately $5. add a note to your partner to personalize the swap. (something more than just your name and swap name, please!) try our best to make this a fun swap for our partners. Sending the barest of technical requirements really isn't in the spirit of a group swap. The usual rules also apply: Send foods in commercially sealed packaging for health and customs reasons. Be sure to check expiration dates before sending. Be courteous by sending our swaps on time and rating our partners when we receive. In the rare circumstance that you must be late, it is expected that you will contact both your partner and the swap host. Package your swap appropriately to protect the contents. Zip-top baggies are smart for containing unexpected breaks and leaks. Boxes rather than envelopes should be used for fragile items. For example, chips, crackers, and cookies are all easily broken if not sent in a box. Semi-liquid, jarred items often pop their seals and leak in transit. Glass jars should be carefully wrapped and boxed. Even powdered things such as hot chocolate or sauce mixes can make a mess; so please put these in a plastic baggie or something similar to protect your package. We all appreciate the efforts taken to keep our swaps enjoyable! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Please be open to receiving any type of berries in this swap. Wishing everyone a happy and delicious summer!

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sibila 04/17/2010 #

Silly question: are cherries considered as berries? I often see them mixed with other berries in juices, teas, yogourts, etc.

SweetClementine 04/27/2010 #

You're right that they often mix cherries with berries, but I wouldn't consider it a berry by itself. It would be fine to send products that have cherries and other berries mixed though. :-)

suzie 05/18/2010 #

Lovely idea:) Watching

Tatsu 05/30/2010 #

Watching. I need to find a product that contains berries. I'm hoping to find it next week in the Farmer's Market. :3

strawberries, blueberries, raspberies, grapes, currant, gooseberry, elderberries...avocado? O.o;

hippofairy 06/ 1/2010 #

umm... i personally DON'T like cherries very much... and would prefer to get berries for this swap. i love all kinds of berries, especially blueberries, strawberries, blackberries, raspberries, lingonberries, currants and grapes. :)

funny though, Wikipedia has these listed as the definition of berries:

True berries

Several types of common "berries", only one of which (the blueberry) is a berry by botanical definition. Blackberries are aggregate fruit composed of many drupelets, and strawberries are aggregate accessory fruit. In botanical language, a berry is a simple fruit having seeds and pulp produced from a single ovary; the ovary can be inferior or superior.

Examples of true berries include

Avocado (Persea americana)
Bearberry (Arctostaphylos spp.)
Barberry (Berberis; Berberidaceae)
Crowberry (Empetrum spp.)
Currant (Ribes spp.; Grossulariaceae), red, black, and white types
Elderberry (Sambucus niger; Caprifoliaceae)
Gurbir, Duchesnea indica
Gooseberry (Ribes spp.; Grossulariaceae)
Grape, Vitis vinifera
Honeysuckle: the berries of some species are edible and are called honeyberries, but others are poisonous (Lonicera spp.; Caprifoliaceae)
Lingonberry Vaccinium vitis-idaea
Mayapple (Podophyllum spp.; Berberidaceae)
Nannyberry or sheepberry (Viburnum spp.; Caprifoliaceae)
Oregon-grape (Mahonia aquifolium; Berberidaceae)
Sea-buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides; Elaeagnaceae)
Sea Grape (Coccoloba uvifera; Polygonaceae)
Strawberry Tree (Arbutus unedo), not to be confused with the actual strawberry (Fragaria)
Tomato and other species of the family Solanaceae

hippofairy 06/ 1/2010 #

and oh, wouldn't it be fun to send everything in a berry basket?! :)

Tatsu 06/ 4/2010 #

yeah, it would! I'm still searching for a non edibble berry item.

hoppyloo 06/ 7/2010 #

sorry guys, Im going to have to dip out of this one :(

SweetClementine 06/17/2010 #

Although Wikipedia lists some things that are technically berries, let's stick to things that most of us consider berries for this swap (not avocados, grapes, and tomatoes, so much!).

For example, blueberries, strawberries, currants, lingonberries, etc. would all be good choices. We can also send things like blackberries & raspberries (that are technically considered aggregate fruits) but most people think of as "berries". I hope that helps to clarify!

CrazyCatChick 06/17/2010 #

How about cranberries??

SweetClementine 06/18/2010 #

Cranberries sound great!

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