Love huckleberries! Make pies, syrup, sauces to put over meat. Last night was at a restaurant where they sautéed carrots in huckleberry sauce. Carrots were purple, taste was amazing.
Smaug, not to worry. I enjoy the input, and I have learned something -so it's all good.
It's true these berries only grow at a certain latitude (Idaho, Montana, Parts of Oregon and Canada as far as I know.) They are expensive as hell, but taste WAY better than the blueberries people always say can be substituted. Additionally the texture is not pasty like blueberries.
Berrybaby, thanks!
Smaug- - I am older than most people think and I agree that 30 years ago those sort of plants were quite popular. Heck in Colorado- the stuff is legal. The whole state is high.
Miss K.; Far as I know huckleberries are legal (though not necessarily growable) everywhere. Perhaps the use of the term "sinsemilla" was confusing- it merely means "without seeds".
Do you hate cheesecakes, or already have recipes? As I recall from the days when I lived near a market where you could actually get huckleberries the major problem was a plethora of seeds- if that didn't bother you, pretty much any blueberry recipe would work. My go to, unfortunately, was a strained puree (with sugar and gelatine) on a cream cheese pie.
Smaug- - Yes, I LOATHE cheesecake. In my opinion it needs to be either cheese or cake- not both.
I don't live anywhere close to where Huckleberries grow (bummer!) but I like them, and I am planning on a trip to Montana soon. I have been searching for cookie recipes mostly, but I like the idea of a BBQ sauce. Hucks don't have seeds, so I am a bit confused about the seed comment...(?)
The ones I used to get had millions of very small seeds- not too noticeable if you ate them out of hand, but if you made a jam or something of the sort it would have a decidedly gritty texture. That was- good Lord- at least 30 years ago; possibly you're getting a different variety or the growers are growing them sinsemilla somehow these days, but they're real plants (vaccinium ssp.) and most certainly have seeds in nature.
It has come to my attention that, while the western huckleberries with which I'm familiar are of the genus Vaccinium, the eastern huckleberries are of the very closely related genus Gaylussacia,and that the size of the seeds varies quite a bit from species to species, of which there are over half a dozen.
I love this cake made with blackcurrants instead of the blueberries -- I bet huckleberries would make a fantastic variation as well!
https://food52.com/recipes/57684-tahini-cake-with-blueberry-swirl
You could try my recipe for Fluffy Scones (moist, fluffy not like normal scones). Substitute huckleberries in place of chocolate chips. I’ve changed these with cranberries, raisins, next I’m going to try toasted coconut and lime zest!
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It's true these berries only grow at a certain latitude (Idaho, Montana, Parts of Oregon and Canada as far as I know.) They are expensive as hell, but taste WAY better than the blueberries people always say can be substituted. Additionally the texture is not pasty like blueberries.
Many interesting huckleberry cookie recipes.
Smaug- - I am older than most people think and I agree that 30 years ago those sort of plants were quite popular. Heck in Colorado- the stuff is legal. The whole state is high.
I don't live anywhere close to where Huckleberries grow (bummer!) but I like them, and I am planning on a trip to Montana soon. I have been searching for cookie recipes mostly, but I like the idea of a BBQ sauce. Hucks don't have seeds, so I am a bit confused about the seed comment...(?)
https://food52.com/recipes/57684-tahini-cake-with-blueberry-swirl