Blueberry season in CT

July 17 – It looked pretty clear out this morning and it was the opening day of blueberry picking at Buell’s Orchard here in Eastford.  After breakfast we headed over and I was surprised how few people there were and how many berries there were.  They were clustered in bunches you could pick in your hand.  They were big berries also.  It didn’t take us long to pick just over 5 pounds.  If we had more freezer space we would have picked more.  Of course we ate our share also.  The season will only be 2-3 weeks.  We brought them home and I put 2 pint bags in the freezer and washed most of the rest.  Will make some kind of sweet with some and we will go back next week for more.  They were $2.49 a pound, which is what you pay for 6 ounces in the store. 

After a break we set out for Putnam to have lunch at Bill’s Bread and Breakfast.  We stopped at a roadside stand for some produce then made our way to Bill’s where Kam had gotten Bill a gift card. We were going for breakfast but Bill said he’s rather have lunch.  The baked goods looked awesome and pretty reasonable.  We had a good lunch and shared a caramel brownie for dessert and then Bill got a cappuccino muffin to go and I spotted 2 chocolate things that were shaped like a macaroon.  I inquired and they were like a brownie baked around a macaroon.  I bought the last 2 and OMG are they ever good.  I can’t decide if he cooks the macaroon first and then wraps dough around them and bakes them again or bakes it all at one time.  Hum, I’ve got to figure that out.  Bill said let’s go back and ask.  Not sure if a baker will give out his secrets.

We stopped at the Price Chopper in Putnam for a few things then headed home.  Bill mowed our grass and I made a red sauce for a later meal and put a bison London broil in to marinade for dinner.  Bill later grilled that and 2 chicken breasts.  I made the corn I bought today and fresh green beans.  The meat was excellent, the beans were good and the corn was so tender and sweet.  Delicious meal. 

It was chilling down early tonight so we headed out for our mile walk before we needed a jacket.  We have quite a few more campers than normal for a Thursday night.  Time for some TV.