First of all, the mythical loganberry is REAL. It's actually a hybrid berry - a cross between a raspberry and a blackberry. I didn't actually know what the berries themselves looked like until just now when I google-imaged (it's weird that I just used that as a verb) them. This is what I found!
It's amazing how different two regions within a single state can be. I am reminded of this almost regularly when people say "...must be a Western New York thing..." Of course I knew that long island would be a complete 180 from my small town lifestyle, though in many ways is remarkably similar, and that was the attraction for me to come here. That's a blog of it's own however and the real reason I'm writing this is to shout out to my homebase. I purchased two 12-packs of Aunt Rosie's Loganberry at the end of winter break in order to have a stash while downstate. I wasn't aware that loganberry "juice" was strictly a WNY thaaang until I did some web browsing about where one is able to buy it. I found numerous posts/responses on Yahoo Answers and random web forums from people who had moved from WNY to other places during their life and deeply miss one of their favorite beverages. Awesome! Turns out, it's a rare jewel in the beverage market! Anyway, I recently gave away my very last can to a new resident that moved onto my floor this past week. I found out through the grapevine that he was from the Buffalo area and immediately knew an adorable way to make him feel welcome. I left the cool can on his desk with a little note reading:
Heard you were from Buffalo. Thought you'd enjoy a little taste of home. Western New Yorkers stick together. Everyone else thinks I'm crazy. -your RA (Mattina)
It was music to my ears to hear how excited he was when he saw it and when his suitemates, all of whom I am friends with, asked "Do people really like that stuff up there?" he replied, "Yeah! Everyone loves loganberry!" Made. My. Night.
Every place has little things that make them special and I know that I didn't even realize them until I left home for a few years. So today, take a moment to find something about where you are from that makes it one of a kind.
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