Whittaker’s Berry Farm in Ida Michigan is the place to go pick your own fresh strawberry’s. We picked about 6 quarts, and couldn’t wait to make some strawberry shortcake. This was the first time we tried this particular farm, and it is top notch. Mr. Whittaker (above) was very organised, helpful, and pleasant all at the same time. We went on a Saturday, and they were quite busy while we were there. The berry’s were plentiful, plump, and sweet, just the way I like them.
My wife made shortcake Sunday afternoon, along with home made whipped cream. We put shortcake on the bottom, poured strawberries on, then topped it with Bryers vanilla ice-cream and whipped cream. Oh it was so good! What a great summer delight.
On a side note I received an e-mail from Albert Rasch telling me that a guy named Mark Osterholt has been stealing my blogs. Has this been happening to any others? Any suggestions to what can be done about it. I don’t like the idea of someone else taking credit for my work. Let me know if you have any insights to this problem.
Mike
Hey Mike, I thought you were trying to watch that waistline of yours?
Well if it makes you feel better I’m not having much luck myself.
I’ve been taking the kids on a hike every second weekend and i tell ya I’m definitely sucking it up big time. Picking strawberries is much more fun in my book.
Love them strawberries, is that Bill Whittaker by chance? Graduated with his brother, and Bill was hell on wheels for Ida’s football team when I was a freshman. Whittaker and Wingate were the running back tandem.
My five by 10 ft box behind the house yielded 36 pints of freezer jam this year, and enough to give all the neighbors a quart for their short cakes and ice cream. LOVE Michigan berries.
On your thief, welcome to the club Bud. From the beginning my fishing blogs have ended up in some strange places. Often I wasn’t the only victim, one site in particular stole from several bloggers on fishing and posted the pieces on his site. I contacted Rob a couple of years ago, he eleminated the pings and trackbacks, but it still happens. You would think there would be some type of copyright, but have yet to hear of any particulars on it.