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Huckleberry Season is Here!
Here in the Pacific Northwest, we are right in the thick of huckleberry season, that marvelous time of year when the Northwest’s favorite berry is ripe and ready for the plucking!
Huckleberries are a delicious, blueberry-like fruit that can range in color from deep crimson to dark purple. Because huckleberry bushes yield a small amount of fruit compared to other berry bushes, they are rarely grown by farmers. Most huckleberries are handpicked in the wild and sold in local stores and farmer’s markets, or harvested for specific companies that use the berries to make syrups, jams, jellies, and other tasty treats. Many huckleberries grow in high elevations on the slopes of mountains. There are dozens of varieties, but the most sought after is the black huckleberry, which yields its sweetest fruit at elevations of 3000 to 6000 feet.
The huckleberry has great cultural significance for the local Native Americans: the Yakamas used them as a major food source for centuries, and still uses them in feasts and religious ceremonies today. For others in the Pacific Northwest, this berry is quite beloved, spawning numerous Huckleberry Festivals in small towns across the region. Even bears love these juicy, flavorful berries–so if you are out in a remote location looking for your own huckleberries to
pick, be careful!
Once you have a gallon or two of huckleberries, what next? How to transform all those sweet berries into delectable treats that will delight you and your family… Luckily, we have just the thing! Huckleberry Delights is a wonderful cookbook full of delicious recipes that will help you make the most out of your huckleberries. Recipes have clear, simple directions and are accompanied by a collection of poems, folklore, and history that add to your enjoyment and knowledge. Huckleberry Delights comes in several formats, including a bilingual English-Spanish version, a Christian version with selected Bible verses, a large print edition, and a journal that can be used to record your own thoughts and recipes. To order this unique cookbook, click here.
Cuppa, Cuppa, Cuppa
The following is an old time recipe from Sherrene Garland who shared this recipe with her CSA. Everyone has an old family tucked in a well worn recipe book or in an over-stuffed file. New age or gourmet recipes can set the trends for “in-style foods”, but the recipes handed down through the generations are the one’s that we treasure. Here’s how she describes the recipe, “When I was a young girl, my Grandmother, would make a cobbler out of any fruit that was in season. She called it ‘Cupa Cupa Cupa’. Eating it brings back so many fond memories of my childhood. I know that she would love me sharing it with you all!”
Ingredients:
cupa milk
cupa flour
cupa sugar
Stew 4-6 cups of fruit, with some sugar to taste, for about ten minutes.
Pour sweetened fruit mixture in a baking dish.
Mix the milk, flour and sugar together.
Pour over the stewed fruit.
Cook for about an hour until bubbly and golden brown.
Serve with fresh cream or ice cream.
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