The Blueberry

Our Blueberry Fruzen Ice Sculpture

The Blueberry, a small, simple berry, that is famous around the United States.  We all love to eat them in a variety of forms.  Whether out of the box, frozen in drinks, or baked into our favorite dessert, blueberries are a well-rounded fruit (no pun intended).  We love incorporating the Blueberry into our ice.  We recently created a sculpture at the "Celebrate! Showcase Event" where we froze blueberries in the center.  We love their simplicity and color.  Since we are assuming that you love blueberries just as much as we do, here are some fun facts you might not know about the blueberry!

• The Blueberry is the 2nd most popular berry in America, second to the strawberry 
• They are one of the only natural foods that are blue in color
• Native Americans called then "star berries" because of the five points that made up their blossoms
• Early colonists made gray paint out of blueberries by boiling them in milk
• America's favorite muffin is...the blueberry muffin
• The anthocyanin present in them is great for your eyesight
• They are naturally low in both fat & sodium

Blueberries are so simple yet they can be transformed into so many great things!  What is your favorite way to eat a blueberry?  Blueberry jam perhaps?