Thimble berry

Delicate thimbleberries ( Rubus parviflorus ) ready to be eaten Summer is the season of berries and in July, the warm sun ripens an un...

Thimbleberries, also known as large-flowering raspberries, salmonberries, or Rubus parviflorus, are a common understory plant in mixed deciduous forests. Their distribution ranges across western and northern North America, throughout most states and provinces west of the Rockies and into the Great Lakes region. The red berries have a sweet-tart and slightly spicy flavor and are excellent for eating out of hand or for making wine, pie or jam.

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Named for its thimble like berries, this deciduous shrub has beautiful maple like leaves and edible berries for humans.

As you know I live at a summer camp next to a lake. Well, all around our house and the back acreage of camp has thimble berries. Last ye...

Thimbleberries come from thornless plants found from western and northern parts of North America, from Alaska to Ontario and Michigan. They have a striking resemblance to raspberries in that they are both red, and are made up of individual round globes with a hollow center, and are shaped like a thimble.Thimbleberries are said to be tarter than raspberries, with more seeds.

Though the thimbleberry is fragile and anti-commercial in nearly every way, its flavor punches way above its weight.

Rubus parviflorus The toilet paper plant! That was probably my earliest memory of Thimbleberry. Long before the appreciation of its jammy fruit punch flavored berry it was the go-to plant for when …

These resemble raspberries, but the leaves on the bushes are broad like maple leaves -and they are delicious! A real treat out in the woods!

These Thimbleberry White Chocolate Chip Cookies are so delicious! You can also substitute raspberries in this thimbleberry recipe.