Fresh Cranberries

Cran·ber·ry : kranˌberē : [noun] : a small, red, acidic berry used in cooking, produced by a dwarf evergreen shrub.

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Here,

during the height of the cranberry harvest season

in the very small southwestern Washington town of Grayland,

I asked to photograph some freshly harvested berries in a burlap sack.

The berries are also called ‘Bog Apples.’

I ate one about half the size of my thumb and to me

it tasted like a crisp, juicy very tart apple.

My husband and son both gave them a taste as well

and spit them out, saying they were bitter.

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I purchased some berries for 90¢ a pound,

that were washed and free from twigs and grass.

I froze 7 pounds and with the other 4 pounds

made a batch of orange-cranberry

jam for the freezer.

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