Wimberry Pie

Scorpio_girlie

Wimberrys still grow on the Shropshire hills. July and August is the time to pick them. When we were kids we had to spend our summer holidays on the hill picking wimberrys to sell, to earn some money to take on holidays with us! Wimberry pie is still a speciality in our local pub!

happy35

i used to pick these as a child living in south wales, on the hill near Aberbargoed(sp), loved them havent had them for 20+ years dont get them here

used to eat as many as I picked and then still eat more when put in a pie with loads of sugar on the top

I bought a jar PEK make from a polish shop but werent the same, dont know if it was because they werent fresh or if it was because they werent the same thing

Reverbe

mazroy wrote: »

I'd not seen wimberry pies for years and years till I spotted some also on Bury Market the other day. They weren't as juicy as they were years ago but the taste took me right back to being a kid and the juice running down yer arm and also down the front of the shirt....lovely.

soo jealous... I coulda got some back pud there too cos its TOP for that

THIRZAH

Lots of ripe wimberries in the hills above Hebden bridge today. Unfortunately we were walking with a group so couldn't stop to pick them.

meritaten

happy35 wrote: »

i used to pick these as a child living in south wales, on the hill near Aberbargoed(sp), loved them havent had them for 20+ years dont get them here

used to eat as many as I picked and then still eat more when put in a pie with loads of sugar on the top

I bought a jar PEK make from a polish shop but werent the same, dont know if it was because they werent fresh or if it was because they werent the same thing

I know EXACTLY where you picked from! I may well ask OH to take me there tom - to see if they are ripe - OMG my mouth is watering, I do hope they are ready for picking!