A Berry Good Time of Year

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Our early human ancestors ate ber­ries at least as far back as the Stone Age. There is evidence that in Siberia, prehistoric people stored berries in icy pits, presumably to ensure a winter supply. Thousands of years later, Native Americans made good use of berries by not only eating them fresh ...

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