huckleberries

[ivorytip]

those tasty berries are ready for picking! new plans this week!

 

[kidoggy]

I went fishing up at trinity lakes yesterday and noticed lots of em around Pine-featherville but didn't stop to pick em

 

[sneakypete]

Makes great ice cream, Ivory I'll buy the cones!

 

[missjordan]

They are almost ready in my neck of the woods!


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[ivorytip]

i love them, found a few ready to pick ones two weeks ago, I assume there will be a bunch this week. vanilla ice cream with big purple huckles is hard to beat

 

[ivorytip]

what do red huckleberries taste like? the same? ive thought about running to Oregon to get some of those

 

[B&C Blacktails]

Red huckleberries are my favorite. Although I could be a little biased. I have a special place where i can swim around a lake and pick red huckleberries from the waters edge. A great place to take my lady.

I pick the coastal evergreen huckleberries in the fall but I start my season of berry picking in the high country here in CA picking those beautiful red huckleberries. They are equally good but if I can pick edibles in the high country to edibles down low, I'd choose the reds anytime.

Plus you can get a huckleberry pie earlier than anyone else.

 

[ivorytip]

mmmmm mouth is watering. I was only able to pick enough for the fam to put on ice cream. this week, the rakes come out

 

[Mule3006Elk]

For you seasoned Huckleberry pickers I need a little help. I live just outside the Boise area. My wife and I are headed up to the McCall area. Do you just pick a Forrest Road and drive while looking for the berries or is it best to hike around? We really want to find and try some.

 

[ivorytip]

I'm sure there are berries there I don't know where though. id go to a local family owned grocery store and ask. drive around forest rds, if berries are on you will see cars pulled over in random spots, over here the berries between 5 and 6500ft are ready. be sure you know what berry your picking though. good luck, let us know

 

[Mule3006Elk]

I'm sure there are berries there I don't know where though. id go to a local family owned grocery store and ask. drive around forest rds, if berries are on you will see cars pulled over in random spots, over here the berries between 5 and 6500ft are ready. View attachment 16841 be sure you know what berry your picking though. good luck, let us know

Thanks. That was my next question. Are there any poisonous mimics that look exactly like the Huckleberry?

Thanks again!

 

[ivorytip]

not that I know of

 

[kidoggy]

:d when in doubt just find some huckleberry to be your taste tester. if he don't die or get the poops, yer good to go.

 

[Laddy]

My favorite way to eat huckleberries is in the early fall.

What I do, while I work and tend to family chores, is to convince a big black boar to eat as much as he can from June through August, then.....well you get the idea.

 

[ivorytip]

haha there ya go

 

[kidoggy]

that bears consideration.

 

[IDELKFVR]

Glad to hear they are ready I was just asking my wife about them. I am with ivorytip some vanilla ice cream a blender and some huckleberries and it doesn't get much better. We use them in pancakes and muffins also there great.

 

[Mule3006Elk]

Took the family picking. We found some nice patches. My kids loved it which was great having some extra hands. Came home with 10.5 cups of Huckleberries. The kids are excited about trying some muffins and pancakes with some of their Huckleberries. Any issues freezing them in a ziplock bag? I don't want to vacuum seal them and run the risk of smashing them. I could freeze them first and then vacuum seal them. Thanks for the help guys!!

 

[wa-hunter]

Took the family picking. We found some nice patches. My kids loved it which was great having some extra hands. Came home with 10.5 cups of Huckleberries. The kids are excited about trying some muffins and pancakes with some of their Huckleberries. Any issues freezing them in a ziplock bag? I don't want to vacuum seal them and run the risk of smashing them. I could freeze them first and then vacuum seal them. Thanks for the help guys!!

we always freeze ours in freezer zip lock bags. has worked for winter time huckle berry pies!!! we are going picking this weekend!!

 

[Mule3006Elk]

Excellent. Will do the same. Thanks!

we always freeze ours in freezer zip lock bags. has worked for winter time huckle berry pies!!! we are going picking this weekend!!