Huckleberry Time!

[hunter399]

Anybody got any good huckleberry recipes.

[87Ford]

Have tons of the red one's in our back yard....wife can't keep up

[PolarBear]

My little patch of the blue ones has still has another month left to go. I still have 6 gallons of blue hucks left from last year.  The little wild Cascade blackberries are going nuts!  Picked about 3 gallons last week and 70% were still red.

[WapitiTalk1]

Hunter399, sweet deal on the early hucks!  87Ford, are those raspberries?

[87Ford]

They're huckleberries.  I pulled them out of the freezer for the pic so they're a little frosty.  Wife picks 'em and then freezes them.

[87Ford]

The little wild Cascade blackberries are going nuts!  Picked about 3 gallons last week and 70% were still red.

Those are the best!

[b0bbyg]

What elevation are you seeing Huckleberries?  I set some trail cameras last week around 3300 and did not see anything ripe.  Or I was not paying enough attention

[Naches Sportsman]

Been picking huckleberries for 2 weeks now.

[WapitiTalk1]

What elevation are you seeing Huckleberries?  I set some trail cameras last week around 3300 and did not see anything ripe.  Or I was not paying enough attention

As a general rule, 4K and higher.

[merkaba93]

Ok......so......you all are going to say that I'm crazy......but just hear me out......

Pickled Huckleberries......

Heat 1/2 cup white vinegar with 1/2 cup sugar and 1/4 teaspoon salt until dissolved.
Add 5-8 black peppercorns, 10 coriander seeds, 1 inch piece of ginger and 1 star anise pod.

Dice 3-4 shallots and add to 2-3 cups whole huckleberries.
Add hot liquid over berry/shallot mix and let stand for a few hours.

Serve pickled huckleberries with chicken or tuna on a salad. It worked well with some grilled albacore. A friend asked me to make tuna salad. This is what I made.

[Timberstalker]

I picked huckleberries today, at 4800 feet. Eastern Washington.

[Magnum_Willys]

Geez July 7 and we are talking huckleberriies ?  Its gonna be a hot summer !   
Merka that salad looks great 

[Ridgeratt]

Went and checked a few patches yesterday. Looks like lots of Berries but they were still tart I am guessing another week. lots of them had not turned either.

We usually never get to pick until around the wife's Birthday.

[NOCK NOCK]

Still weeks away in my main spot. 

[hunter399]

Just checked Google map elevation right around 3000 feet,this was a new patch we found checking gamcam last week .Some was already starting to dry up.Got a few patch at 4000 feet I will be checking in a week or two.