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MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT ON THIS COMMUNITY!

As the Facebook group, HUCKLEBERRY HUNTING & RECIPES (aka The Purple Fingers Club) is about to hit 40K members (plus about 6K visitors who commented but never joined), we are excited (but sad), to announce that Mal & Sandy Dell recently SOLD their WildHuckleberry.com website, which includes management of this FB GROUP and the I […]

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A GREAT Huckleberry Cookbook!

Written by Stephanie and Alex Hester out of Montana, this 176-page colorful gem offers dozens of recipes – ALL with huckleberries as an ingredient – in a wide variety of delicious food categories. Check it out by clicking on the title: HUCKLEBERRY COOKBOOK! Amazon offers up this descriptive verbiage: Residents of huckleberry country and visitors […]

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Find Delicious Huckleberries from Northwest Wild Foods

If you love wild foods, especially wild huckleberries, you will love Northwest Wild Foods. Northwest Wild Foods is one of the largest distributors of wild huckleberry varieties, picked from various locations around the country. According to their website: Located between the temperate Puget Sound and the rugged Cascade Mountains of the Pacific Northwest, Northwest Wild […]

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Everything You Want to Know About Huckleberries

Once in a while, I run into an article that includes everything you want to know about huckleberries.  Following is such an article from the Food and Farm Discussion Lab: https://fafdl.org/what-do-huckleberries-taste-like-huckleberries-taste-good-or-bad/ If you are just interested in specific topics: here is their table of contents: Table of Contents Key Takeaways Understanding Huckleberries Taste Profile of […]

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New University of Idaho Study on Huckleberries

There is new research from the University of Idaho study on huckleberries: the Idaho state fruit.   Historically, the domestication of wild huckleberries has been a challenging project.  Dr. Dan Barney did manage to make some serious progress, but unfortunately, his research project was halted in 2010.  Much of his research is listed on this site: […]

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Huckleberry Popsicles

Might be a bit early in the year to be thinking about cooling down with a tasty popsicle!  But if you are looking for a unique popsicle recipe for summer, check out the recipe below:   For more fruity popsicle recipes, check out their website  

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