The Washington Post, July 25th, 2001
This week's look at what's new, bountiful or mysterious in the produce aisles. Blackberries are often dubbed bramble berries for the prickly, thorny shrub, or bramble, upon which they grow. There are more than a 1,000 varieties of blackberries that range in color from off-white to red (not to be confused with its cousin, the raspberry) to the more common dark purple and black. Some are mouth puckeringly tart, others pleasingly sweet. Blackberries contain high levels of vitamin C and potassium, among other nutrients, as well as potent antioxidants that may help prevent heart attacks. HOW TO SEL...
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