Picking raspberries is a lot of fun and very rewarding. Our berries love it too.  Nothing gets them more excited than when they see you and your family and friends come into the fields. If you listen very, very hard, you may hear them say, “Pick me, pick me!” (Only dogs, very expensive scientific equipment and little children have been known to hear them).

The following suggestions will only make your picking experience more magical:

• Come dressed for the farm. Wear sturdy shoes. Also, Long sleeved shirts and wide brimmed hats are very useful.
• Raspberries like to play hide and seek. Gently search through the canes to find the best berries hidden away from the sun.
• You might want to bring some snacks and water for little ones.
• Restroom facilities are provided.
• Bring your own containers. A milk jug with the top cut out is the best kind of container. Thread a belt through the handle to tie around your waist for hands free picking.
• Bring a camera! You will want to take pictures of your family out on the farm.
• Our raspberries love children…who are supervised by moms and dads. Show the kids how to pick the berries.
• We do take checks and cash. If you pay with cash, please bring the correct amount.
• And the most important tip of all…is to have a great time. Pick all the berries you can and store them up for the winter in your freezer or in jam.

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Contact Info:  (801) 360-0040

Where:  5781 W 11450 S, Payson, Utah.  See map and driving directions to the right.

When:  We are open Monday through Saturday (closed Sundays) from dawn to dusk.

How Much:  $2.50 per pound

Freezing Raspberries allows you to store fresh berries for future use:

• Lay fresh raspberries on a cookie sheet that has been greased, sprayed with a cooking spray, or oiled, assuring they do not touch each other.
• Place in freezer for as little as 30 minutes until berries are frozen. When frozen using this method, the berries will be loose in the bag allowing complete control of the amount you use.
• Put frozen berries in freezer bags and store in freezer until needed.

Raspberries & Cream – Our family loves a big bowl of raspberries and cream during raspberry season.  It is very refreshing and very simple.

INGREDIENTS:

• 3/4 cup of fresh raspberries
• 1/2 cup whipping cream, half & half or milk
• 1 teaspoon brown sugar or honey (optional)

DIRECTIONS:

Combine all ingredients in a bowl and enjoy.

Raspberry Pie – During the season, our family makes a fresh raspberry pie every Sunday.  When we get home from church, we sit down for family dinner. Typically we have a roast with mashed potatoes, brown gravy and vegetables. For dessert, we eat fresh raspberry pie with ice cream. It is a family favorite.

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 pastry recipe for a 9-inch single crust pie
• 4 cups raspberries (heaping)
• 1 cup white sugar
• 3 tablespoons tapioca (optional to grind the tapioca)
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 4 teaspoons butter
• 1 tablespoon half-and-half or milk
• Sprinkle of sugar (optional)

DIRECTIONS:

1. Mix together the raspberries, sugar, tapioca, lemon juice, cinnamon and salt until raspberries are well covered.
2. Pour into 9-inch pastry shell. Dot with butter, top with crust.
3. Make slits in the top crust and brush with cream.
4. Sprinkle top of crust with sugar (optional)
5. Bake in a preheated 425 degrees oven for 15 minutes, then at 375 degrees for 25 minutes.

Raspberry Lemonade

INGREDIENTS:

• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 cup fresh lemon juice
• 1 cup fresh or frozen raspberries
• Ice cubes
• Thin lemon slices

DIRECTIONS:

1. Mix sugar, lemon juice and 6 cups of cold water.
2. Mix well until the sugar dissolves.
3. Puree raspberries in a food processor.
4. Mix the raspberries with the liquid.
5. Add ice and lemon slices if desired.

Raspberry Christmas Punch

INGREDIENTS:

• 3 cups frozen raspberries, partially thawed
• One 12-oz. can frozen lemonade concentrate, thawed
• One 46-oz. can of pineapple juice
• Two 32-oz. bottles of chilled Sprite, 7-Up or similar no-name brand

DIRECTIONS:

1. Place raspberries and lemonade in blender, process till smooth.
2. Pour into punch bowl.
3. Stir in pineapple juice.
4. Just before serving, add Sprite, 7-Up or similar no-name brand.

Bottled Raspberries

INGREDIENTS:

• Ripe firm raspberries
• Sugar

DIRECTIONS:

1. Wash berries in cold water.
2. Fill hot quart jar full with berries (Jars can be kept hot in a sink of hot water or a warm oven in a cake pan.).
3. Add 1/4 cup sugar (Finished product will be more tart. For a sweeter taste, add up to 1/2 cup sugar.).
4. Fill with hot water. Leave 1/2 inch headspace.
5. Remove air bubbles (Run a rubber scrapper around the inside of the jar to remove bubbles.)
6. Clean rim of bottle with clean wet rag.
7. Adjust two-piece caps. (Canning lid and ring. Keep lid hot, but not boiling, before putting it on bottle. Don’t tighten too much on the ring.)

Process 20 minutes in a boiling water canner.

Do you have a favorite raspberry recipe? Email it to us and we will publish it on our website!