A little walkabout with KA-BAR

J.M. Jarosz

J.M. Jarosz

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A friend and I went out for a little walk today in the area I go bushcrafting. We stumbled across 4 kinds of wild fruit, including raspberries, gooseberries, strawberries and mullberries! I was most surprised by the strawberries as I had no idea they grew wild around here and the amount of flavor in such a small package was amazing. Would love to spend a day foraging just to find a decent amount of all 4 in order to make a batch of wild berry jelly or a pie (sound like a good idea for a video anyone?).

Anyway, thought you guys might enjoy a couple of photos of some tasty treats and a little bit of KA-BAR action as well.

Enjoy!

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Great shots Jesse. We do a horseback camping trip up in Banff every few years and there is one spot we travel by that is always loaded with wild strawberries. We spend at least a couple hours there every time. Getting stuffed on little wild strawberries, nothing better. I don't know what the hell those things they call strawberries are in the grocery store. :rolleyes:
 
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J.M. Jarosz said:
...Would love to spend a day foraging just to find a decent amount of all 4 in order to make a batch of wild berry jelly
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Every september I go pick up a bunch (read, 4+kg) of these berries (or their Spanish counterpart, although I would bet they are exactly the same) and make a huge batch of jelly. It usually lasts through the whole year!
 
why would we want to see a picture of a handful of crappie berries. maybe we can see the floorboards of your car later.
 
Mikel_24 said:
Every september I go pick up a bunch (read, 4+kg) of these berries (or their Spanish counterpart, although I would bet they are exactly the same) and make a huge batch of jelly. It usually lasts through the whole year!
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That sounds pretty awesome! I don't think we have that many to pick here, but I'm betting I could make a couple pies!

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J.M. Jarosz said:
That sounds pretty awesome! I don't think we have that many to pick here, but I'm betting I could make a couple pies!

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They are aaaaaaall over the place. And I mean it. I can be picking these berries (and also figs, btw) only 10 minutes walking from my apartment. And I live in one of the most crowded neighborhoods of the city! They grow by the side of any road with fields on the side. Usually the bigger ones are harder to reach (people walking by just grabs a handfull to eat them while they go for a walk). I usually go into those fields (sometimes you got to be carefull with the cows), owners don't complain, since they have no use for the berries anyway.
 
J.M. Jarosz said:
A friend and I went out for a little walk today in the area I go bushcrafting. We stumbled across 4 kinds of wild fruit, including raspberries, gooseberries, strawberries and mullberries! I was most surprised by the strawberries as I had no idea they grew wild around here and the amount of flavor in such a small package was amazing. Would love to spend a day foraging just to find a decent amount of all 4 in order to make a batch of wild berry jelly or a pie (sound like a good idea for a video anyone?).

Anyway, thought you guys might enjoy a couple of photos of some tasty treats and a little bit of KA-BAR action as well.
Enjoy!

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I'm late to the dance as usual, but that photo instantly caught my attention. A quick trip around the web and I had the name of the knife and its designer.......................small world! So anyway, great knife designs Jesse. Now I'm torn between the more practical size of the Globetrotter and wicked beauty and larger handle of the Turok. I already know the obvious answer, which is probably where I'll end up anyway..............:D
 
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They are aaaaaaall over the place. And I mean it. I can be picking these berries (and also figs, btw) only 10 minutes walking from my apartment. And I live in one of the most crowded neighborhoods of the city! They grow by the side of any road with fields on the side. Usually the bigger ones are harder to reach (people walking by just grabs a handfull to eat them while they go for a walk). I usually go into those fields (sometimes you got to be carefull with the cows), owners don't complain, since they have no use for the berries anyway.
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I've just recently learned that figs grow wild around the US, none here that I am aware of. Never having had a fresh one, what are they like? I've only had the dry things from the store and those aren't too bad, I'd imagine fresh would be a million times better.
Also, getting out tomorrow to do some foraging, hopefully all day! Should be able to pick a good amount of berries and enjoy myself. Looking forward to it!

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52100 said:
I'm late to the dance as usual, but that photo instantly caught my attention. A quick trip around the web and I had the name of the knife and its designer.......................small world! So anyway, great knife designs Jesse. Now I'm torn between the more practical size of the Globetrotter and wicked beauty and larger handle of the Turok. I already know the obvious answer, which is probably where I'll end up anyway..............:D
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Thank you very much!
I gotta say I use them both equally so I can't say which you should get (or get first maybe 😆), I usually have my Globetrotter when I'm out and about, but the heft of the Turok really comes in handy when I'm doing bigger work on the campsite or wherever it might be. Whichever you decide on, let us know what you think!

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Fresh ripe figs are GREAT!!! Very sweet. I used to get mine from a tree at my parent's old place that was mature when they bought the house in 1971. I would have to battle the raccoons for them. My mother sold the place a year ago, so I had to plant my own. I now have 2 small fig trees right now that are bearing for the first time - 11 fig on one tree and 23 on the other. Fig jelly and fig preserves are scrumptious on toast, warm bagels, or even hot cornbread. :D

I also have 7 additional fig trees that I started from cuttings this past spring. We were told in the Propagation Class of the Master Gardener program I went through that fig cutting propagation is usually 25%. Since I wanted 2 more, I did 7 and ended up with 100%. Now I have to figure out where to plant the other 5. Oh, well, a 1st world problem to be sure.

Most "wild" figs will most likely have propagated from broken fig limbs that somehow found their way to a new location. Seed propagation is difficult under the best circumstances, much less "accidentally".

I just checked ... Nebraska is in Growing Zone 5. To produce figs there, you would need to grow them in very large pots and move them into a heated greenhouse for winter. Zone 6 is the farthest north that it is recommended to grow figs outdoors, and that is only using the most cold hardy varieties. The results are iffy. The USDA recommends planting them no farther north than Zone 8.
 
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