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If you are looking for only the more premium of wild raspberries then you will need to travel to the rural countryside of the United Kingdom in order to acquire them because regrettably the UK is where wild raspberries are indigenous to. A common mistake that novice fruit pickers make is that they assume (wrongly) that they will be able to quickly spot the raspberries due to the distinct red colour of the fruit. This is something of a fallacy because raspberries will grow from a flower and then steadily ripen which means that they do not acquire that red colour until they are fully matured. Given that wild raspberries are also surrounded by a vast amount of leaves and shrubbery this can make the positive identification of them even more difficult and time consuming.

Raspberries are also a favourite snack for the creatures of the forest and woodland in which they tend to grow, so if you want to actually acquire some, you will need to be fairly quick off the mark if you want to get ahead of the forest dwellers! Birds, badgers, foxes and rabbits are all rather fond of the wild raspberries that grow and have no sense of sharing! You can not make raspberry tea if you fight animals so you should avoid them and just move on.

If you have never actually tasted wild raspberries before, please be aware that they are actually rather sour in comparison to their domesticated counterparts, so don’t interpret this as a sign that they are not yet matured. The best way of determining whether or not wild raspberries are actually mature or not is to check the colour of them. If they are green then they are too young for consumption whilst if they are red, then they are fit for use.

Novices will no doubt feel rather disappointed at the seemingly paltry harvest on offer, failing to realise that the leaves of the plants themselves can also be cultivated and used! wild raspberries leaves can be used to create a very tasty and refreshing tea which will help to remove any bitterness of the taste. To make it even better, raspberries are always a good cheap protein source.

What are the uses for wild raspberries? Quite a lot actually, and entirely dependent on what you intend to make and what you are most confident with cooking. Liquers, cakes, tea, biscuits are all examples of foods that can be created with wild raspberries. Why not take the children with you when you go harvesting for all fruits they want?

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