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Mamabear |
Happy Turkey Day! |
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Happy Thanksgiving to all my fellow Canookians on here! We had turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy, cranberries, sweet potatoes, apple/walnut salad,
veggie platter and Saskatoon berry pie at my in-laws house. Tomorrow, my Dad's house. What did you have?
Proud mother of 2:
Alexander born June 12 2003 and Samson born July 30 2009 |
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TigerJohn |
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Yum! Sounds tasty and like a good familiy visit
Being in the land to your South... what is a Saskatoon berry? |
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Canadiankitty |
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I had pretty much the same thing but with pumpkin pie. Never heard of a Saskatoon berry either.
Happy Thanksgiving! |
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Mamabear |
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As copied over from Wikipedia:
The Saskatoon, Saskatoon berry, serviceberry or Juneberry is a shrub native to North America from Alaska across most of western Canada and in the western and north central United States. It grows from sea level in the north of the range, up to 2,600 metres (8,530 ft) altitude in California and 3,400 metres (11,000 ft) in the Rocky Mountains. It is a deciduous shrub or small tree that can grow to 1-8 m (rarely to 10 m) in height. Its growth form spans from suckering and forming colonies to clumped. The leaves are oval to nearly circular, 2-5 cm long and 1-4.5 cm broad, with margins dentate mostly above the middle and a 0.5-2 cm petiole. The flowers are white, about 2-3 cm across; they appear on racemes of 3-20 together in early spring while the new leaves are still expanding. The fruit is a small purple pome 5-15 mm diameter, ripening in early summer. I am in Saskatoon so we call them Saskatoons. Hope this helps.
Proud mother of 2:
Alexander born June 12 2003 and Samson born July 30 2009 |
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