Wild Blueberries?

[meigsart]

Huckleberries...I have a bunch of bushes on my property. Look it up on the internet. There are good pictures of them. A couple years ago I was addicted to picking them, cooking and straining the seeds out,adding sugar, and a little cornstarch and making a sauce for cheesecake. Still have some in the freezer. Last year nothing. Thought it was rain related but this seems to be a good year. I do water them once and awhile.

 

[meigsart]

Please make sure before you eat them!!!!:shock:

 

[florida girl]

The green leaf looks kind of like Pokeweed (poke salad Annie). Most of which is poisonous.

Put the berries out and if the birds don't eat them neither should you. If the birds or something else eats them find someone who knows what they are. WalCo IFAS extension will tell you.

We do have some great wild dewberries that grow along the sides of the roads and other open areas.

Birds eat Gallberries, which are poisonous to horses and humans.

 

[florida girl]

What do the dewberries look like? Can you bake them in a cobbler?

My daughter picked some Dewberries and we made a wonderfull cobbler! cup of self rising flour/baking mix, cup of sugar, cup of milk, a few pats of butter. Very tasty!

 

[florida girl]

Hey All!

Are these the wild blueberries talked about in North Florida? The berries are more black in color with a light, seedy inside. The small leaves are from a ground cover and the large leaf is from a good sized bush/tree with scaley(?) bark. Could they be lowbush and highbush, or just young and old?

Thanks

Those look like blueberries to me! I've found numerous varieties where I live, even a miniture that's only about 12" tall. The berry to avoid is a Gallberry, similar, but a lighter color. Will give you a stomach ache. A good idea to get a fieldguide to identify some of these plants.

 

[seacrestkristi]

Thanks florida girl! I'll have to try it with the milk. I just got the same recipe but with 1/2 stick butter and no milk.

My daughter picked some Dewberries and we made a wonderfull cobbler! cup of self rising flour/baking mix, cup of sugar, cup of milk, a few pats of butter. Very tasty!