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Janice Baskin's avatar

Not a huge fan. We had tons of Saskatoon berry bushes where I grew up and I find their skins too tough and the crown a very unpleasant texture. I learned a few years ago that they call these Juneberries in the US.

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Jason Chouinard {<3 U 2 Q}'s avatar

What? Juneberries?! Never have I ever... Janice, Janice, Janice. It's true, some toons are a bit grubby but you save those for days you need extra fiber is all. :) Skins to tough? What, no way... use yer teeth! How often do you hear a guy say that, eh? hahahahhaha

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Colleen Heidecker's avatar

No harrassing my friend LOL LOL You are saskatoon berry crazy, good thing I'm bringing that big bag home for you!

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Janice Baskin's avatar

Lol. You're funny. But seriously, the name was a whole thing. It was on the news. Here's an article about it from Time https://time.com/3154160/saskatoon-berry-juneberry-canada-international-incident/

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Jason Chouinard {<3 U 2 Q}'s avatar

Good article but a decade old. Google trends says "Canada wins the Berry Naming Battle!"

https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=all&q=juneberries,saskatoon%20berries

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Colleen Heidecker's avatar

That is crazy! Oh those American neighbours of ours ;-) Great article, thanks for sharing!

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Colleen Heidecker's avatar

I feel the same but these ones I picked yesterday definitely didn't have such a hard crown on them. And, I didn't know they are called Juneberries - always so much to learn!

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