When Peter wrote in II Peter 1:3 that God has given us everything we need for life.....he probably wasn't thinking about mulberries. But they're on MY mind these days. We have a large, old tree in the back and for several weeks every summer, it is "MESS CENTRAL"! The fruit itself is rather bland in taste but has nutritional benefits if you can get the berries before the birds get to them.And God said, "Behold, I have given you every plant
yielding seed that is on the face of all the earth,
and every tree with seed in its fruit. You shall have them for food." Genesis 1:29
yielding seed that is on the face of all the earth,
and every tree with seed in its fruit. You shall have them for food." Genesis 1:29
The mulberry is low in saturated fat, cholesterol and sodium and high in Vitamin C, Vitamin K, Iron, Dietary Fiber, Riboflavin, Magnesium and Potassium.
The nutritional value and health benefits of mulberries make them ideal for maintaining optimum health and weight loss. Most web sites make a point of saying: "Don't include mulberries in your diet if you're interested in weight gain." Since I'm not interested in weight gain, I'll be eating mulberries on cereal as long as they keep falling! Thank you, Lord.
The nutritional value and health benefits of mulberries make them ideal for maintaining optimum health and weight loss. Most web sites make a point of saying: "Don't include mulberries in your diet if you're interested in weight gain." Since I'm not interested in weight gain, I'll be eating mulberries on cereal as long as they keep falling! Thank you, Lord.
Thank you for the info Rebecca! I have these growing by my back fence and am going to try to get some this year before the birds do! My husband thinks that's not going to happen again this year but I will still try!!!
ReplyDeleteThat is so funny! We had a cherry tree in our back yard years ago and boy what a mess that left! The birds used to pick the cherries and fly all over the neighborhood dropping cherry juice on everybody's laundry that was hung out on the line to dry! Our next door neighbors finally asked us please, please could they take it down.
ReplyDeleteHalf the tree was dead anyway (the half that hung over our yard), I felt bad for the tree but I felt more bad for the neighbors so we agreed.
Thanks for all the fun facts about mulberries!
Fortunately, right now we have no neighbors...so we are the only ones who moan the mess (as far as I know). The tree is a large one. Actually fairly nice for about 10 months out of the year.....But these messy months are getting to me and make me forget about the other 10!
ReplyDeleteWe have a large mulberry tree in the corner of the property behind the barn and one in a more remote area...We did have one along the fence out front but it became too unruly and messy...chose to remove it...I once saw a groudhog climb up into it for the berries!
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marcy
I have never tasted mulberry...but they sure do look good on that beautiful blue and white dish ;)
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lady m
One always hears about mulberries but never see them, so this is neat. We have a thornless black raspberry bush that is really a great producer and will give us tons this year.
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marcy
Rebecca, I too have heard "Mulberry Bush" so many times but had no idea of the berries, or the mess. I am not sure if this tree even grows in my part of the world. They do look good though and I like the thought of them "helping one to loose weight" I think I would sprinkle them on something each meal.
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You have sparked a childhood memory with this post - Mulberrys.....I grew up in Nairobi and we had (amongst other wonders) a large Mulberry Tree which granted us wonderful fruit to eat. Since I was a child, I was blissfully unaware of any "mess" involved with such things and enjoyed many many mouthfuls of the most delicious fruit. Since I now live in an area not known for it's fruit trees (the Prairies) this "Mulberry Memory" is especially sweet!!!
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