I like blueberries, really like them. Of course the store bought don’t really taste like a blueberry. I actually took 2 plastic containers of them back. 8oz containers. They tasted like the mushy bruise part of a bad apple. I then replace them with 4 containers from another store. Better, but don’t really taste like a blueberry should.
Only 1 of 20 actually tastes good.
I got a lot of bad habits, lol, so I thought I’d develop a good habit. Read where blueberries are a super food. Good news. Eat about a cup a day, there a good source VitC, heart healthy, good for arthritis.
I read where you can’t ripen them once picked. Any body ever figure out how to ripen? Am I fooling myself about the health benefits of fruit that doesn’t even taste like it should.
Didn’t want to derail cas thread.

Move to the Yoop. At blueberry time, you just pull off the road and walk a short distance into the bushes and pick your fill.
I prefer mine in muffins. Super food? Who knows? Makes for a fine muffin, though.

We bought our lake place a couple years ago. Turns out we had a fairly large blueberry patch just out back. They are a excellent source of anti oxidants. So once I realized I had a wild patch I started to do some research. Wild ones do not get near as big as the greenhouse raised ones you buy in stores. I agree that the store bought ones never really had that blueberry taste. But the wild ones sure do!

Also 70% of the plant is underground. I read that every couple years a blueberry patch needs to be cut close to the ground or even burned off.

So two seasons ago I cut about half of our wild blueberry patch with the mower as low as I could get it. It came back very nicely last season but did not bear fruit which I wasn't expecting it to. Plus last season was a bad year for all berries in our area. I'm hoping it bears some good berries next season.

Nothing like picking a bowl full of wild berries to put in you're pancakes in the morning.

While stationed at Ft. Greely, Alaska / Delta Junction in the 1970"s I found a very large (covering several acres) wild blueberry patch off the army base and the berries were very plentyfull but he big problem was the local bears knew about this location also. Several times I was on one side of the berry patch with several bears on the other side with both getting our bellies full. ............................... drill sgt.

I concur. Growing up in Southern NJ near the pines the blueberries were very flavorful. The wild Huckleberries made great pies too. The store bought variety are bland. I don’t even bother.

My grandmother had a few blueberry bushes on her farm. That’s where I got the taste for them. But they sure taste better off the bush rather than the shelf.

My wife hates going for walks with me during blueberry season. There are patches every few feet along some of the roads around here and I can't pass one up without snagging a handful.

Once you're used to truly fresh berries, even locally grown wild berries are a disappointment after they've been frozen.

Two of my grocery stores usually have blueberries that are good to excellent, year round. Most of the berries will be plump and firm, with a slightly tart taste.

I eat about 3-1/2 oz per day. Always fresh, rather than cooked in pancakes or porridge.