Huckleberry Delights Cookbook: A Collection of Huckleberry Recipes

Huckleberry Delights Cookbook: A Collection of Huckleberry Recipes

For those of us living in the heart of Washington, we enjoy a deeper appreciation of the huckleberry. The Inland Northwest yields the greatest bounty of huckleberries in the country, from which author Karen Jean Matsko Hood writes and gathers her recipes for Huckleberry Delights Cookbook. Hood has brought together carefully selected huckleberry recipes with easy-to-follow directions for beginner and accomplished cooks alike. These recipes are compiled with readily available ingredients as well as lots of poetry, history, and folklore for the reader to thoroughly enjoy time and time again. This would be a wonderful addition to any cook’s cookbook collection. Share the health benefits of this delicious berry! Huckleberries are unique to Washington, Idaho, and Montana where they are enjoyed as a delicacy. Huckleberry Delights Cookbook brings out the best in huckleberries, using their distinct flavor in well-written and easy-to-read recipes. Karen Jean Matsko Hood has outdone herself in gathering an assortment of information and recipes that make scrumptious and unique dishes worthy of the huckleberry. Huckleberry Delights Cookbook is a must-have for any huckleberry lover! Mary Scripture-Smith Graphic Designer Living in the heart of Washington brings great appreciation for the huckleberry season.  Huckleberry bushes are beautiful!  Daily, we enjoy the beauty of the huckleberry bushes and the many stories they have inspired.  Many of us have wonderful memories of picking huckleberries in the hot July and August sun and running away when a bear came to claim his territory.      Huckleberries are indeed a tasty and delicious food.  Huckleberry varieties come in many colors, sizes, and textures.  The fruit is great for cooking and is nutritious to eat alone.  It is no wonder that huckleberry bush cultivation quickly spread throughout the western United States.      Huckleberries have an interesting history of facts and folklore.  Some of this huckleberry folklore is included in this book.  As a poet, I found it enjoyable to color this cookbook with poetry so that readers could savor the metaphorical richness of the huckleberry as well as its literal flavor.  Also included in this Huckleberry Delights Cookbook are some articles on history, cultivation, and botanical information, along with interesting facts about huckleberries.      The Cookbook Delights Series would not be complete without Huckleberry Delights because huckleberries are a common and popular Pacific Northwestern American fruit.  We hope you enjoy reading it as well as trying out all the recipes.  This cookbook is designed for easy use and is organized into alphabetical sections: appetizers and dips; beverages; breads and rolls; breakfasts; cakes; candies; cookies; desserts; dressings, sauces, and condiments; jams, jellies, and syrups; main dishes; pies; preserving; salads; side dishes; soups; and wines and spirits.      Do enjoy reading about huckleberries, but most importantly, have fun with those you care about while you are cooking.      Following is a collection of recipes gathered and modified to bring you Huckleberry Delights Cookbook:  A Collection of Huckleberry Recipes, Cookbook Delights Series Book 6 by Karen Jean Matsko Hood. For those of us living in the heart of Washington, we enjoy a deeper appreciation of the huckleberry. The Inland Northwest yields the greatest bounty of huckleberries in the country, from which author Karen Jean Matsko Hood writes and gathers her recipes for Huckleberry Delights Cookbook. Hood has brought together carefully selected huckleberry recipes with easy-to-follow directions for beginner and accomplished cooks alike. These recipes are compiled with readily available ingredients as well as lots of poetry, history, and folklore for the reader to thoroughly enjoy time and time again. This would be a wonderful addition to any cook's cookbook collection. Share the health benefits of this delicious berry! Inside You Will Find: Delicious Huckleberry Recipes Facts about the Huckleberry Types of Huckleberry Fascinating Huckleberry Folklore Huckleberry-Themed Poetry Nutritional Information Helpful Index and Glossary Huckleberry Cultivation Karen Jean Matsko Hood has always enjoyed cooking, baking, and experimenting with recipes. At this time Hood is working to complete a series of cookbooks that blends her skills and experience in cooking and entertaining. Hood is publishing a cookbook series entitled the Cookbook Delights Series, in which each cookbook emphasizes a different food ingredient or theme. The first cookbook in the series is Apple Delights Cookbook. Hood is working to complete another series of cookbooks titled Hood and Matsko Family Cookbooks, which includes many recipes handed down from her family heritage and others that have emerged from more current family traditions. Hood was born and raised in Great Falls, Montana. As an undergraduate, she attended the College of St. Benedict in St. Joseph, M