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["Stephen Sadler" <Docshiva@Docshiva.org>]

Del’s right – there’s not the bright berry tartness you’d get with blueberries; expect something more almondy/raisiny/with a little blueberry.  Enjoy them for what they are, don’t expect blueberry.  I think in cooking a little almond will bring out that flavor, and something tart – lemon – will highlight the berry flavor.  As subtle as the flavor seems, I do think they play well with other berries – blue, cran (don’t like cranberry, but I think it goes well with Saskatoons anyway), straw, goose, thimble, and currants… I think blackberries and relatives overwhelm.  They like apricot; a strudel filled with apricot and serviceberries, sprinkled with serviceberry and sliced almonds, is a very nice thing…

 

So for your pancakes, I’d add some almond meal or extract maybe, and grated lemon peel definitely.  Maybe some poppy seeds – set the expectation for nutty/fruity, not tart/fruity.

 

Now, I’ve only had wild ones up in the Sierra, and so others may have different flavor experiences.

 

~ Stephen

 

From: nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of D Stubbs
Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2008 7:53 PM
To: North American Fruit Explorers
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Juneberry recipes

 

We have 50 'Smokey' saskatoons, I'd highly recommend them. They are enjoyable fresh, but nothing compared to the complex almost almond taste that comes out when cooked.
Our all out favorite pie is saskatoons and rhubard - the saskatoons bring the rich flavor, but have no acid, and the rhubarb brings the brightness - a perfect pair.
Del  MN

On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 8:06 PM, Mark Angermayer <hangermayer@isp.com> wrote:

Saskatoons are pretty new for us, but so far my family and I have not been very impressed with the taste.  We have "Regent" juneberries and although they don't have any disease problems, they just aren't that flavorful (as compared to say, blueberries).  This summer we were in Colorado and tried some wild juneberries and they tasted about the same, somewhat bland and seedy.

 

Has anyone found serviceberries especially good in some recipe?  I love blueberries in pancakes.  Anyone tried serviceberries in pancakes?

 

Mark

KS

 

 

 

 

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