Coville Blueberries
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About

A high-yield type of blueberry, the Coville is especially disease resistant. Blueberries, originally a Native American plant, are known for their unique antioxidants and general healthful qualities. They are delicious raw, frozen, or baked into pastries. Blueberry juice is also becoming popular.

Information
Translations: Coville mellenēm, Coville vaivorai, Afinele Coville, Coville Borovnice, Coville quất, Coville Borówki, Coville Bosbessen, Coville ब्लूबेरी, Ковилл голубика, Coville Προσκοπίνες, وبتعبير الباحث العنب البري, Coville 블루베리, Coville Borůvky, Blueberry Coville, Coville blueberries, 科维尔蓝莓, Coville nabius, Coville Borovnice, Coville Čučoriedky, Coville Mirtilli, Coville אוכמניות, Coville blåbär, Цовилле Боровнице, コーヴィルブルーベリー, Coville Bleuets, Coville Heidelbeeren, Coville Blåbær, Coville Blåbær, Coville arándanos, Ковілл лохина, Coville Mustikat, Coville боровинки


Physical Description
small round and blue with a smooth tough skin and juicy inside
Colors: green or white when unripe, blue or purple when ripe


Tasting Notes
Flavors: The Coville Blueberry has a bright sharp flavor when eaten raw, and a sweet deeper flavor when cooked.
Mouthfeel: A firm skin and soft juicy inside
Food complements: Berries, Almond flavoring, Cinnamon, Brown sugar, Cream
Beverage complements: Lemonade will draw out the sweetness, While sweet tea will draw out the tang of this fruit
Substitutes: Bluecrop, Elliot, Bluejay, Blueray, Duke


Selecting and Buying
Seasonality: june, july, august
Peak: july
Choosing: Look for berries with a firm, intact skin and a deep color. A like color indicates an unripe berry, and a soft skin indicates over-ripeness.
Procuring: Blueberries are grown on bushes although if left to grow wild, the bushes can grow to the size of small trees.


Preparation and Use
Blueberries are commonly used in pies, compotes, blueberry muffins, and fruit salads. Some restaurants even use them as garnish.
Cleaning: Rinse the Blueberries under luke-warm water to remove as much pesticide as possible. 


Conserving and Storing
Coville Blueberries can be frozen beautifully. Simply rinse, dry, and freeze in sealed containers or bags. They can then be eaten frozen or thawed. Once thawed, it is best to use them in cooked dishes, as they do lose their firmness.


Social/Political

History: The blueberry bush is Native to America. In the early 1900s Frederick Vernon Coville developed the coville variety.