I can’t think of a better date night than this. You & Clay are so adorable. My local park has a gazillion chokecherries that are tree height. Next year I’m definitely getting some. Hugs and love to you & Clay and all the critters at Fy Nyth ❤️❤️❤️❤️
You two are just cute together. Clay sounds like he's quite a comic. Great to learn new native foods in different parts of your country. Thanks again to you both. Blessings from Australia 🇦🇺🤗🙏💞✌️👍😃👏🇺🇲
Goodness Clay was really getting into picking you two are so cute together reminds me of my mom and dad and all of their adventures together great to see such team work!
I love the videos with Clay, you’re so happy together it makes me happy.☺️ Love the berries!!! I am heading to your backyard tomorrow Ariel, to a dude ranch in Moose. Leaving 90 degree weather for your 70 degree weather, ahhh!! Can’t wait!
We used to have the fence rows on my dad's dairy farm in northern Minnesota Chuck full of chokecherry bushes we would pick gallons and gallons of Choke cherries for my grandmother and my aunt my aunt made chokecherry wine and preserves also and my grandmother made Jam and pancake syrup from them all delicious... we used to have a place about 5 mi from us that would take all the berries we could bring in and they would make pancake syrup and jam and all that kind of stuff and sell it to tourists up in our area in The Lakes area of Minnesota in one year I brought in $800 of chokecherries off of our farm
Many years ago, my friend's father would forage chokecherries in the "wilds" of Brooklyn, NY. He make jelly and a syrupy liqueur that made a great cough medicine out of them.
I grew up in Wyoming on the South Dakota border, we had tons of choke cherries around our lakes. We picked them every year and made choke cherry jelly.
Growing up my parents taught us not to strip a bush but to leave some for the animals so we would pick some from each instead of just stripping each branch and then moving to the next.
Glad you didn't get all bitten up. We've had a long hot dry summer in Michigan and I have not seen one mosquito. Don't like the bill for all the watering I have to do but I sure don't miss mosquitoes. Enjoy those mighty fruits!!!!!
I enjoyed learning more about choke cherries. I noticed they grew abundantly in Montana when I lived there. I loved the smell and blooming of the flowers in spring. Thank you for the video.
I enjoyed this video so much ❤️ I really love the videos where you are actually doing something and especially when Clay is in it. I think I've seen you do a video on processing choke cherries but I will most definitely watch again! Thank you P.S. I just reached your other 2 videos on canning the juice that are 3 years old and I can't wait to see your new video (s) ❤️❤️❤️
Growing up in MN in the 60s and 70s one of my favorite delicacies was the choke cherry syrup my Aunt made (she was in Northern WI). That syrup over buckwheat pancakes…. No words. I have no idea what her process was. I wish I had the recipe. You and Clay are so cute with your berry hands.
As a child in MN (now living in SD) we walked bean fields on the farm near a river to pick weeds , and my parents always marked out where the choke cherry trees / bushes were. We always came back to pick the berries. Ate one while picking them ONCE, not again. But mum would make the most fabulous jam/jelly out of it . Was sooo good and I miss that. Many seeds, beans, trees, root, pits of fruits etc have cyanide compounds in them. Courtesy of google. It's all in the way you use , cook, and treat the produce you glean.
My grandmother picked them and made jams. My mother, sister, and I picked them also. My mom made chokecherry wine a couple of times. Good for colds and had a kick like a mule!
Didn’t get a lot of choke cherries this year. Too dry, too hot. I have never processed choke cherries but I believe they would be great for adding to water for a nice drink.
I like the flavor of chokecherries, as a kid I looked forward to looking for them in the edge of the woods and eating all I wanted. Our last house had at least 50 trees that we had to cut down to make a yard and garden. :(
@@jonap5740 Did your mother read a book to you called "Blueberries For Sal"? A mother and her little girl go up one side of a mountain in Maine to pick blueberries. A mother bear and her cub are coming up the other side of the mountain to eat 🫐 🫐 for hibernation. Gave my kids the giggles!
⚘one of the most fun of my childhood memories was when my mother took me and my three sisters out to pick choke cherries and boy, did we ever pick alot. many pints of choke cherry jelly was made from those delicious berries, but my mother could never recall of that happening. So very sad, as there was never much room in my family for any pleasant memory. My mother told us that of all of us four girls, only the oldest one would have been born, because they only wanted one between the two of them. She told us that she would have aborted the other three of us. She told us to our faces in her normal, hateful way, that if abortion had been legal, three of us would have never been born,,,,,starting with me. I have never recovered from that eye opening information as a junior high student and I am now in my sixties.
The 🎼🪕🎵 choice was perfect!!!
I've gone to Nat Keefe and the Bow Ties' site and they have some fabulous tunes!!! ❤️
I love that Clay likes to pick berries with you.
Not only is it a treat to see hubby in the video but the information is amazing looking forward to the processing video ❤️ Blessings
I can’t think of a better date night than this. You & Clay are so adorable. My local park has a gazillion chokecherries that are tree height. Next year I’m definitely getting some. Hugs and love to you & Clay and all the critters at Fy Nyth ❤️❤️❤️❤️
I like how you've got your containers hanging around your neck, allowing both hands to do the work. Very smart!
Great new pick’n containers! You help Clay doing Hay and he helps you Picking 👍. Cute end- Gotcha, Clay! 😉
My mum made chokecherry jam. So good.
You two are just cute together. Clay sounds like he's quite a comic. Great to learn new native foods in different parts of your country. Thanks again to you both. Blessings from Australia 🇦🇺🤗🙏💞✌️👍😃👏🇺🇲
I had to smile - "...oh, is this a video?...." So cute! Chokecherries are so good. Love the jelly!
You both are so beautiful together. You both found your forever person. Such a fun and informative video. Thank you.
Goodness Clay was really getting into picking you two are so cute together reminds me of my mom and dad and all of their adventures together great to see such team work!
Beautiful harvest , Beautiful couple 👍👍
A fun day outing picking berries 🍒❤️
I love the videos with Clay, you’re so happy together it makes me happy.☺️ Love the berries!!! I am heading to your backyard tomorrow Ariel, to a dude ranch in Moose. Leaving 90 degree weather for your 70 degree weather, ahhh!! Can’t wait!
We used to have the fence rows on my dad's dairy farm in northern Minnesota Chuck full of chokecherry bushes we would pick gallons and gallons of Choke cherries for my grandmother and my aunt my aunt made chokecherry wine and preserves also and my grandmother made Jam and pancake syrup from them all delicious... we used to have a place about 5 mi from us that would take all the berries we could bring in and they would make pancake syrup and jam and all that kind of stuff and sell it to tourists up in our area in The Lakes area of Minnesota in one year I brought in $800 of chokecherries off of our farm
your videos are so always so informative and so good Ariel good job
Any video you want to make on foraging of any kind...I am here for it!!
nice bit of fiddling
We used to make jam, using apple juice for the pectin. The flowers she'd allover the drive. But they were trees. Alaska
Many fun memories gathering chokecherries in CO -on our homestead and around the area…enjoying our precious little jars of chokecherry jelly😋😋
Im Literally binge watching your videos rn. You seem like such a lovely lady!
Never heard of them before, interesting.
Many years ago, my friend's father would forage chokecherries in the "wilds" of Brooklyn, NY. He make jelly and a syrupy liqueur that made a great cough medicine out of them.
I grew up in Wyoming on the South Dakota border, we had tons of choke cherries around our lakes. We picked them every year and made choke cherry jelly.
Interesting. I've never heard of them. Thanks for sharing.
Good to know. I think they grow in Ohio too. Good to see you and Clay harvesting berries together.
Many native tribes gather and make chokecherry jam. It's excellent on fry bread!
Definitely watch for bears while picking. They love them too!
Growing up my parents taught us not to strip a bush but to leave some for the animals so we would pick some from each instead of just stripping each branch and then moving to the next.
Chokecherry jelly, syrup etc. Yum! Hope you don't have poison ivy nearby the chokecherry bushes.
Glad you didn't get all bitten up. We've had a long hot dry summer in Michigan and I have not seen one mosquito. Don't like the bill for all the watering I have to do but I sure don't miss mosquitoes. Enjoy those mighty fruits!!!!!
I make syrup, jelly from my chokecherries for many years
Most Excellent!!
Berry nice!😁
Those are beautiful berries!
Thank you so much for sharing! We are located in Wyoming so I love seeing this!
My grandparents' grove had chokecherries. We had chokecherry juice with sugar. My dad loved it when they ripened.
I can tell berry picking is as fun as going to the farmers market for good groceries and eats!
I did not know about these berries. As usual I learn so much form you dear Ariel! 🤩
I love chokecherry syrup. I sweeten with honey. The best I've had them is as syrup on cornbread. You'll thank me later!!👍😎🇨🇦📷🫐
That sounds like a great taste treat! Thanks!
They need a good bit of sugar, but they make great syrup for ice cream!
I enjoyed learning more about choke cherries. I noticed they grew abundantly in Montana when I lived there. I loved the smell and blooming of the flowers in spring. Thank you for the video.
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I enjoyed this video so much ❤️ I really love the videos where you are actually doing something and especially when Clay is in it. I think I've seen you do a video on processing choke cherries but I will most definitely watch again!
Thank you
P.S. I just reached your other 2 videos on canning the juice that are 3 years old and I can't wait to see your new video (s) ❤️❤️❤️
Growing up in MN in the 60s and 70s one of my favorite delicacies was the choke cherry syrup my Aunt made (she was in Northern WI). That syrup over buckwheat pancakes…. No words. I have no idea what her process was. I wish I had the recipe. You and Clay are so cute with your berry hands.
As a child in MN (now living in SD) we walked bean fields on the farm near a river to pick weeds , and my parents always marked out where the choke cherry trees / bushes were. We always came back to pick the berries. Ate one while picking them ONCE, not again. But mum would make the most fabulous jam/jelly out of it . Was sooo good and I miss that. Many seeds, beans, trees, root, pits of fruits etc have cyanide compounds in them. Courtesy of google. It's all in the way you use , cook, and treat the produce you glean.
My grandmother picked them and made jams. My mother, sister, and I picked them also. My mom made chokecherry wine a couple of times. Good for colds and had a kick like a mule!
Didn’t get a lot of choke cherries this year. Too dry, too hot. I have never processed choke cherries but I believe they would be great for adding to water for a nice drink.
I like the flavor of chokecherries, as a kid I looked forward to looking for them in the edge of the woods and eating all I wanted. Our last house had at least 50 trees that we had to cut down to make a yard and garden. :(
how long were you picking?
did you show Clay how you pick cause he saud ooh yeah that's how you pick like he was doing it oneby one
How can I find the music playing in the video? can you help me?
Because the leaves are toxic did you say bears, moose, or elk don't eat the berries?
Bears and deer eat the berries. You have to look around to make sure you don't disturb feeding bears.
@@damogranheart5521 My grandmother used to take my sister berry picking and sing really loudly to let the bears know they were there!
@@jonap5740 Did your mother read a book to you called "Blueberries For Sal"? A mother and her little girl go up one side of a mountain in Maine to pick blueberries. A mother bear and her cub are coming up the other side of the mountain to eat 🫐 🫐 for hibernation. Gave my kids the giggles!
I'm surprised that there aren't native animals that eat these berries.
I think Ariel said that the deer eat them, and that she and Clay left many berries for the wildlife.
These days, anything natural with a lot of color, I figure has a lot of good nutrition.
Assuming it IS edible.
⚘one of the most fun of my childhood memories was when my mother took me and my three sisters out to pick choke cherries and boy, did we ever pick alot. many pints of choke cherry jelly was made from those delicious berries, but my mother could never recall of that happening.
So very sad, as there was never much room in my family for any pleasant memory. My mother told us that of all of us four girls, only the oldest one would have been born, because they only wanted one between the two of them. She told us that she would have aborted the other three of us. She told us to our faces in her normal, hateful way, that if abortion had been legal, three of us would have never been born,,,,,starting with me.
I have never recovered from that eye opening information as a junior high student and I am now in my sixties.
I’m so sorry to hear this. You are valuable and worthy of love 💕
The best "revenge" for a hateful comment like that is to live your life well and be happy. You are worthy of love simply because you exist.
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