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["William C. Garthright" <billg@inebraska.com>]

> Why isn't there more blackberry hype?


Well, Mark, I ended up buying blackberries once in the grocery store. 
They were just like little lemons! I don't mean that they were just a 
little sour. As far as I could tell, that was the ONLY taste. I sure 
couldn't get excited about blackberries from that experience!

Now, I understand that store-bought fruit is usually lousy, but I love 
the blueberries I buy. I'm sure tempted to try to grow my own. But I 
haven't been at all tempted to try blackberries (not sure if they'll 
grow here, anyway).

Maybe too many other people have had experiences like that.

Bill
Lincoln, NE (zone 5)

--
The test of courage comes when we are in the minority. The test of 
tolerance comes when we are in the majority. - Ralph W. Sockman