Foraging while biking?

I went out for what's looking somewhat like the final bike ride of the season on Monday night. Nice scenery down in Hemlock and south. As I rode through the hills and back woods, I couldn't keep my eyes off the wild bounty of berries and fruit growing along the back roads. I saw one rare and especially tasty one: the Nannyberry. I noted the location and went back in my truck after the ride. The light was failing, but I found the bush, picked it clean, along with a few handfuls of Highbush Cranberries next to it.

After supper, I made a nice nannyberry pudding, slightly sweetened with honey and garnished with grated orange rind. It was devoured by the family rapidly. After that, I made a sample jar of highbush cranberry jelly. While I've known for years that this plant is edible, I've never been able to get beyond the strong, musty smell when it's cooking down. I've heard that the jelly is very tasty and has none of that smell/flavor left, so I wanted to try it. I almost threw it all out as it stunk so much, but persisted and made a sample jar of jelly which I'll try on toast in the morning.

Fall is pretty much done here and the snow is coming. Sad, but ... I did enjoy the nice heat from the woodstove this morning.