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The Muttshroom
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I'm a happy little Muttshroom, here to share my adventures through pretty pictures and fun facts about nature!
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The Muttshroom @themuttshroom.bsky.social · 9d
It made a FANTASTIC spread cooked down with two Macoun apples, and just a hint of vanilla bean. #kitchenwitch #sparkleberry #fairyfood #fallmagic #maine #apples #jam #fromscratch
Washed Sparkleberries (It will never cease to amuse me that they're really called that, it's the absolute best thing ever!) in a pot with two Macoun apples, and a hint of vanilla bean, pour some sugar on it baby, and cook down to mush. Definitely strain, as those teeny stems are a pain to pluck individually and Sparkleberries do have a pretty large seed for the size of berry. The leftover mash, I'm going to use and infuse a cider I'll make out of the rest of the apples I picked!
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The Muttshroom @themuttshroom.bsky.social · 12d
I love taking notes of things like when the first of different mushrooms pop up, I've been having so much fun with the bird feeder in my yard! I've never been able to use a daily planner to *make plans* but it's PERFECT for recording observations!

#wildlife #observation #muttshroom #chronicles
I had the idea to use a planner as a way to record dates for first sightings, and my planting schedule but figured there was no point to buying one in July, not two days later came across this ridiculously perfect one! It's absolutely great for keeping a record of who comes to the bird feeder, what I find out on adventures, and it'll be so much fun comparing year after year!
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The Muttshroom @themuttshroom.bsky.social · 14d
It's the most wonderful time of the year! SPARKLEBERRY SEASON!
#fall #forage #sparkleberry #autumnolive #waybetterthanactualolives #fruit #maineadventure #muttshroomchronicles #dogsofbluesky
A calm river, with golden autumn trees Autumn gold and reflections in the river This is the Autumn Olive, otherwise known as "Sparkleberry" and it is DELICIOUS The trees produce a lot of small, red fruit with light speckles, or "sparkles" and taste of citrus, or pomegranate. Each tree is actually different! They can be eaten raw, but are often cooked down into jams, and I'll be making some apple cider with them!
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