Monday, August 23, 2010

Huckleberries!!!!

So, the state fruit of Idaho is the huckleberry. Growing up in MT and going to the Huckleberry festival for many years in Trout Creek made Huckleberries a treasured novelty. Well, now that I am in Idaho, I kept hearing people all around talk about going out for huckleberries here and there and I wanted to give it a try. Of course, not so many are willing to divulge "their spots", but after a little prodding we were given the general direction of where to try. After doing a little research on-line, I thought I might be able to identify some given the chance. So, we went out over the weekend, and low and behold, I think we found some. They are small for the most part, but they smell like huckleberries, and we had fun picking them anyway. So, another life long desire fulfilled. We might even try again. There aren't pictures of the picking because it was during a rainstorm.

2 comments:

  1. Fun. We have discovered berry picking since we've been out here. Unfortunately, no huckleberries. I'm sure the kids had fun.

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  2. No way! I actually think there are spots in Northern CA that grow huckleberries, but I've never bothered to explore it. Great thing to share with the next generation. Thanks for sending Emma and Ethan with Mom, by the way. We all had so much fun, and I know Haleigh and Caleb were thrilled to see some of their most favorite cousins!

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