For those who dont know, Huckleberries are a huge deal up here in Washington. I had never tried a huckleberry until about a month or so ago when a friend of mine gave me a small sandwich bag to try. They are quite delicious. I usually explain them as a blueberry that had sex with a raspberry and made huckleberris. They look a lot like a blueberry with a red tint. They have a tart sweet flavor and are covetted here, to the point that people wont tell you where they pick them so they can maintain their "spot".
Anyhow, my husband has been absolutely wonderful and has picked about 5 gallons of these wonderful berries. We gave 1 whole gallon bag away to a couple friends. The other bags I have been using to test out different cooking recipes/adventures. I have made 5 Huckleberry cakes, 1 Huckleberry pie, and 1 set of Huckleberry jam. They have all been pretty amazing.
So, now I am making Huckleberry everything pretty much every day. The big challenge with all of this is the fact that everything I have made is not so good for us nutritionally speaking. Because of this, I have been giving away Huckleberry everything and my friends have been both ecstatic and surprised as most huckleberry items are expensive and usually hoarded. Maybe Im crazy, but we just cant (and shouldnt) be indulging in all of this stuff.
C has been suggesting we make the jam and stuff and send it to people for Christmas. A few of my friends and family on FB have asked to have me send them stuff... its all been pretty entertaining. It also makes me want to become a better cook. So I guess this is the true begining to a new adventure in the life of Snow in the country.
