Canned Huckleberries

Pick over and wash berries, then put in a preserving kettle with a small quantity of water to prevent berries from burning.

Pick over and wash berries, then put in a preserving kettle with a small quantity of water to prevent berries from burning. Cook until soft, stirring occasionally, and put in jars. No sugar is required, but a sprinkling of salt is an agreeable addition.

Ingredients

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  • huckleberries
  • quantity water (small)
  • sprinkle (optional) salt

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Required Gear

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Preserving kettle
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Jars for preserving
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Wooden spoon

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Instructions

  1. 1

    Pick over and wash berries, then put in a preserving kettle with a small quantity of water to prevent berries from burning.

  2. 2

    Cook until soft, stirring occasionally, and put in jars.

  3. 3

    No sugar is required, but a sprinkling of salt is an agreeable addition.

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Recipe by fannie-farmer from The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book , Chapter 36 (1896)