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Fresh blackberries now ripe for the picking

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Blackberries are mixed with sugar, flour and lemon juice and piled high in a homemade pie crust before being topped with latticework - photo by Photo by REBEKAH FAULK LINGENFELSER/special

blackberry pie — Blackberries are mixed with sugar, flour and lemon juice and piled high in a homemade pie crust before being topped with latticework - photo by Photo by REBEKAH FAULK LINGENFELSER/special

In Southeast Georgia, blackberries are in season through about mid-June, and not only are they sweet and satisfying, but packed with health benefits too.

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