[NAFEX] Garden Huckleberry pie

jelie at new.rr.com jelie at new.rr.com
Sun Aug 22 20:59:22 EDT 2010


Hello,. To answer your question these are all members of the solanaceae family (tomatoes, and potatoes).  The regular huckleberry is a close relative of the blueberry and quite different from these solanaceae.  I know with some people, the toxicity of members of this family is a concern.  It has never been a problem for me with those I have eaten, the garden huckleberry and the sunberry.  The schwarzenbeeren has been grown for decades if not centuries, and the Chiquilita, I have no knowledge of its history.  However, I have no concerns regarding toxicity.  

Best Wishes

Jim Elie
Green Bay, WI
zone 4/5

---- Idell Weydemeyer <iwgarden at earthlink.net> wrote: 
> Are these "garden huckleberries" in the Solanum family
> http://www.tradewindsfruit.com/garden_huckleberry.htm  or in the Vaccinium
> family http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaccinium ?
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> [mailto:nafex-bounces at lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Lori Rizzo
> Sent: Sunday, August 22, 2010 9:39 AM
> To: 'North American Fruit Explorers'
> Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Garden Huckleberry pie
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> This is the first year I've grown garden huckleberries - just picked my
> first batch, perhaps a bit early, as they were still somewhat firm; however,
> they've been black for at least 3-4 weeks and some seemed to be getting
> dehydrated.  
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> Anyway, made a pie, and I will agree with others that these make a great
> pie.  Taste like a combination of blueberries and, perhaps, boysenberries?  
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> I grew only 2 plants this year, but this is a plant I might expand upon next
> year - I'm sure the berries freeze well, and would love to make syrup of
> these.  
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> Lori
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> Lori Rizzo, RN BSN MBA
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