Murmansk Woman Gathers Huge Buckets of Blueberries
Now that«s a catch!
Blueberry picking has begun in the Pechenga district. On 17 August, Svetlana Tverdun, a resident of the Murmansk Region, drove out for berries near Staraya Titovka and showed off her harvest. According to her, blueberries ripened earlier this year, they are large and sweet, and a 12-liter bucket can be filled in about 20 minutes.
Svetlana told 51.RU that she and her husband picked berries in the forests near Staraya Titovka. There are plenty of blueberries there right now, growing in a dense carpet.
«There«s a sea of blueberries — ripe, large and very sweet. They ripened much earlier than last year. They spread in a carpet, they even crunch underfoot,» the northerner said.
Svetlana«s husband uses a special berry rake for picking. According to her, with its help a 12-liter bucket can be filled in about 20 minutes.
Besides blueberries, the family also came across cloudberries in the forest. But there are practically no mushrooms yet. Svetlana advises fans of quiet hunting to wait before gathering them.
What northerners do with blueberries
Svetlana«s family eats some of the berries fresh, while most are frozen for the winter. Blueberries are also used for baking and homemade desserts.
One of their favorite options is pancakes with sour cream and fresh berries. The family also makes kalitki (Karelian rye pastries) with blueberries, sochni (flat pastries) and a shortcrust sour-cream pie.
Svetlana herself likes to make a dessert from blueberries, Greek yogurt and chia seeds. She also makes berry mors (fruit drink) from the harvest.
A few years ago, the northerner came up with her own jam recipe — made from blueberries, orange and vanilla. According to her, she doesn«t boil the jam for long, and adds pectin for thickness. The children especially liked the dessert.
Homemade wine from blueberries
Another way the family processes the berries is homemade blueberry wine. According to Svetlana, her husband especially likes this drink.
For the wine, she uses blueberries and raisins, adding a small amount of sugar. The result is a dry drink with a strength of about 12 degrees.
«The result is a divine drink — 12 degrees and 0 sugar. An excellent dry wine, aromatic,» Svetlana said.
Recall that a photographer revealed where to look for large cloudberries on the Murmansk coast, while residents of the Arctic show full baskets of mushrooms and tell what can currently be found in the forests. Earlier we reported which mushrooms are already being sold on classified ad sites in Murmansk and for how much.
Northerners told what is happening with mushrooms in the Murmansk Region. Earlier we reported which mushrooms residents of the Murmansk Region were gathering. Besides mushrooms, cloudberries have already begun to ripen in the region, and they can be bought online.
We also showed how much berries, mushrooms and greens cost at the Pervomaysky market in Murmansk. 51.RU talked to gardeners in Murmansk — they told how hard they work for their harvest and how they set the price for their goods.
