Huckleberry (gaylussacia)

Gaylussacia baccata, G. frondosa

fruit

Small black or blue berries, cousins of blueberries, picked in summer and eaten raw, in pies or as jam.

Origin

Eastern North America

Where to find it

In pine barrens, bogs and open woods of the eastern United States; it is picked along with wild blueberries.

Season (United States)

July to September · grows in your region

Preparation

The berries are picked fully black and eaten raw, barely rinsed.

Molecules

In small amounts, not counted Pectins · Anthocyanins · Insoluble fibers

Did you know?

Each berry hides ten small hard seeds that crunch between the teeth.