I bought a litre of Estonian huckleberries yesterday. They were probably a bit on the expensive side, 4 Euros, but on the other hand, you do get quite a few berries in a litre. When I got home, I realized they smelled a little funny, like they were already fermenting or something. Some of them tasted alright whereas others had a really funny taste. What would the average person do?
- take them back to the store. (Too much trouble.)
- eat them anyway. (Didn't taste too good. What if I get foodpoisoning or something?)
- throw them away. (That's really not something a person like me does.)
So I start handpicking the good ones separate from the bad ones! :D Of the half a litre I went through, maybe two thirds passed my strict selection criteria. After the procedure I rinsed (!) the berries with cold water. And they taste just nice! But still, I decided to throw the other .5 litres away. Now I kind of regret that. I could easily sort through them as well.
Another good thing, apart from having some goodies to go with my muesli, rinsing the berries removed the annoying blue color that makes milk all gross. Unfortunately, the color sticks rather nicely in my fingers and under my nails.
Next time, though, I'm going to go and pick the damn berries by myself. It's still less trouble than this...
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