Why did Sal and her mother always only pick blackberries from the middle part of the bush in the book Walk Two Moons

The blackberries symbolize Sal's mother's wish to share with her family her worldly affection and earthly goodness, even though the mother of Sal's feel that the gift is pale in contrast to the spontaneity of her husband's spontaneity.

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