Some Fun Facts about Blueberries

• Native Americans called blueberries "star berries" because of the five points of the blossoms making a star shape
• Mocking their British roots, the first early American colonists renamed blueberries "buckle," "grunt," and "slump" as they added them to their traditional fruit and dough puddings.
• During the Civil War, blueberries were collected and packaged to be sent to Union troops for use as a food staple.
• Robert Frost loved blueberries so much he wrote a poem about them. It was creatively entitled, "Blueberries."
• New Jersey claims the berry as its official state fruit.
• Blueberries are the official berries of Nova Scotia, Canada.
  
• Blueberries contain more antioxidants than most other fruits of vegetables.
• Blueberries are one of the only traditional foods that are truly blue in color.