Showing posts with label huckleberries. Show all posts
Showing posts with label huckleberries. Show all posts

August 9, 2012

my huckleberry friend



Huckleberries
The state fruit of Idaho.


My bro and I went huckleberry picking with our friends Mrs. G and Alyssa last week.


It was an absolutely perfect day.
What could be better than roaming the shaded forest trails picking berries while chatting with good friends?


Thankfully we're all capable of picking and talking at the same time, or we wouldn't have had hardly any berries!  Our topic of conversation ranged from food, to unity within the church, to family, and then back to food.  Actually, we spent an amazing amount of time talking about food.  Everything from sushi to baklava.
It was awesome:)


Me...and my alarmingly brightly colored water bottle.  Whoa - someone pass out the sunglasses!


Huckleberries range in color from red to deep purple to blue.  They're absolutely lovely...


...and boy, are they delicious!


Tired feet...


After 4 1/2 hours of picking, my finger tips were stained a lovely purple-y red...with quite a bit of dirt mixed in, actually.  *shrugs*


But my aching back, stained fingers, and tired feet were well worth these...


Together, my bro and I brought home 1 and 3/4 gallons of berries, which are now safely stashed away in the freezer waiting to be turned into delicious jams, cobblers, syrups, pies, and whatever else we can think of!

I just wish I could share some with y'all.  Then again...alright! everyone stay back!!  These are MY huckleberries!  Don't even look at them!   Welll, you can look at them, but stay at least 3 feet away at all times.  I've got a frying pan, and I know how to use it.  That's better...

Happy Trails, everyone;)