Sunday, November 9, 2014

fruits and berries

strawberries and apples from Russia - on a round stamp no less! these are part of their 'gifts of nature' series from 2003
below is the lower value Canadian definitives that came out in 1992.  Mistassini Quebec has a blueberry festival every August which may be the reason it was chosen for the FDC issue.
1¢ - blueberry from the temperate climate of eastern Canada
2¢ - wild strawberry grows across Canada. apparently there are three different types: woodland, field and seaside (found only in the west)
3¢ - black crowberry from the Arctic where Inuit and Indians dried or froze them and brewed the twigs for tea.
5¢ - rose hip from wild roses, one of the richest fruits in vitamins (25x vitamin C more than an orange). black crowberries and rose hips can both be used for sugar substitutes.
6¢ - black raspberry grows in moist to dry woods, mainly used for cooking and preserves
10¢ - kinnikinnick, the only one I'd never heard of before, grows in the north. they are high in carbs and considered a survival food. it seems to be known as 'bear berry' in French so it must be a favourite of the bears who are not eating blueberries
25¢ - saskatoon berry apparently has about 15 different names throughout the country. they make excellent jams and pies

now, if you'll excuse me, I think I'll head out and find some pie... or something otherwise fruity for lunch.

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7 comments:

  1. Such summery pictures on a chilly day.

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  2. Strawberries, yum. Very pretty pictures on these stamps. Than you for participating!

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  3. Delightful fruit and much of it available for free.

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  4. The Canadian stamps are especially attractive.

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  5. A beautiful serie. And the postmark I think great, too! Thank you for sharing - and hope you have enjoyed your lunch :-)

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  6. Wonderful stamps for a not-s-easy theme!

    I have read in Viridian blog's that maybe you are able to carry on this meme. As Heleen said, I also would like to participate. I don't participate every week, however (due mostly to travelling). I discovered "Sunday Stamps" in number #119, and I have participated 34 times so far. Not so bad!

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  7. Its nice to see the berries in their natural habitats on the Canada stamps. I've never heard of black raspberries before, how fascinating, I love raspberries.

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