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Huckleberries in the News — Week of July 5

Roadfood Digest | Huckleberry Festival The 2009 Huckleberry Festival in Jay, OK takes place 7/1-4. Obama Foodorama: White House Pastry Chef  Bill Yosses… By Eddie Gehman Kohan White House Pastry Chef Bill Yosses. White House Pastry Chef Bill Yosses Click here for his Huckleberry Cobbler recipe, a White House favorite. Michelle Obama’s Shortbread Cookies. Michelle […]

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Huckleberries in the News — Week of June 27

Huckleberry Festival Festivals: Friday-Sunday August 28-30 . Mt. Hood Huckleberry Festival & Barlow Trail Days at Mt. Hood Village Resort, 65000 E Hwy 26, Welches. … Powell’s Books – PowellsBooks.BLOG – Berry Season The huckleberry, which can be distinguished from the blueberry by the number and size of seeds (a huckleberry has about 10 large […]

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Huckleberry Jam Recipe

The following recipe is from The Huckleberry Book by ‘Asta Bowen.  This basic recipe makes an easy and delicious perserve that is more like pie filling than regulation jam! 4 cups huckleberries 1 cup sugar 4 tablespoons cornstarch To prepare fruit: Sort, wash and remove any stems from fresh huckleberries. To make jam: Measure fruit […]

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Are you looking to buy huckleberry products?

Picking or growing huckleberries is not for everyone!  If you would rather buy huckleberry products, here is a list of our favorite websites: Tastes of Idaho lists NUMEROUS huckleberry products from companies located in Idaho.  You’ll find items such as the standard huckleberry jam and syrup, but also huckleberry bbq sauce, huckleberry chocolate bars, huckleberry […]

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Huckleberry Videos

Here are more videos on huckleberries and picking huckleberries, courtesy of YouTube: I picked some huckleberries at Harstine Island in early October, 2008 Wilderness Food:  Huckleberries.  If you do not know what it is, do not eat it. Eating plants found in the wilderness is a gamble. Know what the plant is before you eat […]

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“Wild Huckleberry Nearly Tamed” (article from 2005)

Following is an older post from 2005, but still has some interesting information: Wild huckleberry nearly tamed Not everyone thrilled about efforts to domesticate Idaho state fruit Betsy Z. Russell Idaho Spokesman-Review July 7, 2005 After a century without success, researchers say they are now within three to five years of domesticating the wild huckleberry […]

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