Day 322: Just beside my front steps, I cultivate a small patch of wintergreen for no other purpose than to have a small mid-winter treat waiting for me when I'm on my way to the mailbox. The bright red berries of this low groundcover plant ripen in late December, and never do I pick more than two for my snack. They have a natural sweetness which needs no additional sugar, and their refreshing taste is light and fragrant, truly the pick-me-up needed on a gloomy winter afternoon.
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