tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5570890979467369384.post439856685569842825..comments2023-12-03T08:13:24.652-08:00Comments on Fat of the Land: Wild Berry TartletsLangdon Cookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13824455892396013221noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5570890979467369384.post-54874437400593345622010-08-12T14:43:33.437-07:002010-08-12T14:43:33.437-07:00Interesting. Up in Whatcom county we're having...Interesting. Up in Whatcom county we're having a great red huckleberry season, at least in some areas. Also, I was in far north Idaho (NE of Priest Lake but the same general region) last weekend and we did quite well with the blue hucks, although not nearly as well as the outrageous abundance from 2009. As Malcom pointed out, they are running late and the ripe ones were a couple thousand John in Bellinghamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5570890979467369384.post-32896595231315002802010-08-12T12:42:41.361-07:002010-08-12T12:42:41.361-07:00Hi! Wild huckleberry crop in most of the northwest...Hi! Wild huckleberry crop in most of the northwestern US, especially in the northern Rockies (Idaho, w. Montana, e. Oregon, ne Washington, w Wyoming)is down from our bumper crops of the past two years. Primary reason is the low snowpack. The berries grow primarily on the current years growth on the bush. With lack of snow, the tips get hit badly with spring frosts, and don't grow as well or Malcolmhttp://WildHuckleberry.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5570890979467369384.post-78490334185831194202010-08-08T10:57:34.191-07:002010-08-08T10:57:34.191-07:00I was so excited by this post that I went out for ...I was so excited by this post that I went out for some native blackberries and whatever else I could find! Along my drive I found a few fantastic spots of thimbleberries, too. Instead of corn starch, I just used some salal berries to thicken it up. Delicious!Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16499686680065638110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5570890979467369384.post-70111881783614729412010-08-03T08:12:40.352-07:002010-08-03T08:12:40.352-07:00The perfect hiking experience...The perfect hiking experience...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5570890979467369384.post-47963205214935537922010-08-03T07:12:15.459-07:002010-08-03T07:12:15.459-07:00LC,
I havn't visited in quite some time, and ...LC,<br /><br />I havn't visited in quite some time, and I am glad to see that everything looks as delicious as ever!<br /><br />Those tarts do look yummy!<br /><br />Best regards,<br />Albert<br /><a href="http://trrtactical.blogspot.com/2010/07/mark-rommel-osterholt-and-cupidfishcom.html" rel="nofollow">Catching Rats, Human Rats!</a>Albert A Raschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11431765456546701021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5570890979467369384.post-81336884516816188142010-08-02T22:45:47.301-07:002010-08-02T22:45:47.301-07:00LC - No, I haven't done much mushrooming mysel...LC - No, I haven't done much mushrooming myself as I lack the knowledge to be comfortable doing so... but I have eaten and bought Morels from the locals in the spring. I've also seen Matsutake being harvested during the fall.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5570890979467369384.post-14629132181687627032010-08-01T22:08:26.647-07:002010-08-01T22:08:26.647-07:00Ciao Chow Linda - You might look for wild blueberr...Ciao Chow Linda - You might look for wild blueberries in your hood. Domestic varieties were bred from those East Coast Vacciniums long ago.<br /><br />3rivers - I like those purple mountain hucks too! Vaccinium membranaceum, the thin-leaf huckleberry, is the one you find on the roadside stand and farmers market, and probably the one you remember from Mt. St. Helens. It's still around, Langdon Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13824455892396013221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5570890979467369384.post-90478912202902528232010-08-01T21:44:25.007-07:002010-08-01T21:44:25.007-07:00I love fruit tarts but have never tried to make th...I love fruit tarts but have never tried to make them. Thrilled to start.<br /><br />Your pictures are beautiful. Im always surprised by the delicious bounty right in our backyard. With your blog and theperennialplate.com (they did an episode on which greens --previously looked at as weeds-- are edible), my food world is expanding. Very exciting. Thank you.milanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5570890979467369384.post-7255325825550815882010-08-01T21:13:10.307-07:002010-08-01T21:13:10.307-07:00Strange - This year, the red huckleberries on Bain...Strange - This year, the red huckleberries on Bainbridge Island are some of the biggest I've seen - Maybe our microclimate is just different enough? They're not weighing the branches down in numbers, but I've found more than a few almost blueberry-sized huckleberries in the last couple of weeks.Rock Farmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07424168328579525604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5570890979467369384.post-67804021513100617982010-08-01T15:52:51.159-07:002010-08-01T15:52:51.159-07:00VERY cute picture of your daughter!VERY cute picture of your daughter!Hunter Angler Gardener Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01996285578001308125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5570890979467369384.post-62974173054612512092010-07-31T23:09:12.218-07:002010-07-31T23:09:12.218-07:00The berries do seem a bit slow this year, probably...The berries do seem a bit slow this year, probably from our long cool spring... However, I just spent a week in North Idaho in the Priest Lake area and was able to pick about a half gallon of huckleberries at lake level. While I'd hesitate to say they were "abundant", I did see a lot of green berries, and even a few bushes still in flower.<br />There should be much better prospectsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5570890979467369384.post-55133264078523369672010-07-31T06:51:51.002-07:002010-07-31T06:51:51.002-07:00They say they have Huckleberries here in the south...They say they have Huckleberries here in the south but I have not seen them besides you are likely to find snakes with them. Of all the huckleberries I've picked, from Priest Lake to Sisters in Oregon, the best were the grape sized dark purple ones we got, every other year, near Mt. St. Helens, when it was a mountain.<br /><br />I am going try your tartlets using blueberries and homemade 3rivershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01817042606393915461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5570890979467369384.post-46096220590988310642010-07-30T23:12:00.928-07:002010-07-30T23:12:00.928-07:00I've always enjoyed eating those wild berries ...I've always enjoyed eating those wild berries whenever I'm in Europe and I wish they grew around here. Lucky you live in a place where you can find them.The tartlets were a great idea.Ciao Chow Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04479595368522070565noreply@blogger.com