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Wednesday, August 3, 2011

California Huckleberries ripening on the Mendonoma Coast!

California Huckleberry - Vaccinium ovatum - bushes are full of berries after the wet winter and spring we had. The first berry to ripen is the biggest and seems to be the sweetest. On a walk yesterday I saw many berries ready to pick. Hooray! The berries are very high in antioxidants - Mother Nature's vitamin pill. They are found on the Pacific Coast and coastal British Columbia.

Many creatures feed on these berries - birds, foxes, deer and me, to name a few. I freeze big bags and put them in sourdough pancakes all year long. Delish!

2 comments:

Frank Drouillard said...

Pick those large ripe berries and the others increase in size and ripen for tomorrow's breakfast!

Jeanne Jackson said...

Yes - good advice! It's time to get out there and pick some huckleberries.