[pct-l] blueberries vs. huckleberries

[msarahm at cox.net]

The blueberry-versus-huckleberry issue was a hot topic among hikers when I walked from Manning to Stehekin in August.  Use the wrong berry name, and tempers can flare!  Thanks for clarifying.  -Sarah

Craig Stanton wrote:
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Date: Fri, 6 Oct 2006 04:11:12 -0700 
From: "Steel-Eye" <chelin at teleport.com> 
Subject: [pct-l] Huckleberries 
To: "Craig Stanton" <craigstanton at mac.com> 

Good morning, Terri, 
 
Supposedly, the number of seeds is the difference between a huckleberry, 
with10 seeds, and a blueberry which has many, many more.  I've eaten 
countless of what we in the Northwest call huckleberries but I've never 
counted the seeds.  I'm too busy poking them in my face. 
 
Steel-Eye 
 
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Craig Stanton" <craigstanton at mac.com> 
To: "Sevenon7th at yahoo.com" <sevenon7th at yahoo.com> 
Cc: "PCT MailingList" <pct-l at backcountry.net> 
Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2006 12:34 AM 
Subject: Re: [pct-l] PCT Photos online 
 
 
And finally, what's the difference between blueberries and 
huckleberries? I've never seen a huckleberry up close, nor a 
blueberry on the plant. Blackberries though, mmmm mmmmm 
http://www.pbase.com/splashphoto/blueberries 
 
Splash 
 
Terri Steele 
(206) 390-7384