Blueberry plant with green leaves and berries.

What are Mummified Huckleberries?

A reader recently posted the following question on our website concerning mummified huckleberries: … We have many red huckleberry and evergreen huckleberry bushes in our woods (in Washington). I have noticed mummies in the e.h. plants–a local blueberry farmer expressed surprise that mummification had migrated to the wild. Do you know if that is common, […]

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Close-up of ripe and unripe blueberries.

Northwest Wild Food on Huckleberries

Our friends at Northwest Wild Foods posted a fun fact post earlier in the month. Here are some of the highlights: The wild mountain blue huckleberry, orVaccinium ovalifolium,is a true treasure of the Great Pacific Northwest. The stunning little blue berries are fit to be the crowning glory of any of Mother Natures golden tiaras. […]

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Red huckleberry rake with black tines.

Top Huckleberry Articles from 2015

At the end of the year, I like to look at the stats of my blogs and find out the top articles for the year. So, if you are interested, here they are: Where to Buy Huckleberry Plants Originally written in 2009 and upated in 2014. Huckleberry Margaritas Recipe Five Margaritas from Top Arizona Restaurants […]

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Shelves with assorted bottles and packaged goods.

Huckleberry Products for your Event?

During the fall and winter, Tastes of Idaho, our sister site, does a booming business in special orders for the event industry. Inquiries come from people holding a holiday event, organizing an workshop or meeting, sending customer gifts…. even planning family reunions… They want to get some huckleberry products, favors, gifts for welcome packets, or […]

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Green leaves with small dark berries.

Huckleberry Jammers

If you are looking for a delicious huckleberry holiday treat, try Huckleberry Jammers. If you read the story from Becky Sue on Baking the Goods, you’ll find that the poor gal nearly paid a small fortunate for the huckleberries to make these cookies!  They call them ‘purple gold’ for a reason!!  Especially this year, where […]

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