HELLO HUCKLEBERRY HOUNDS

Huckleberry Hikes
With Mount Hood and Mount Adams so near our fair city, Portlanders are blessed with the chance to amble like a bear and enjoy the taste of Western wildness. That’s right, it’s huckleberry season! Grab an old bucket, pack a sack lunch, and go on a hike through huckleberry country!

24th Annual Mount Hood Huckleberry & Barlow Trail Days
For those who couldn’t possibly get enough huckleberry thrills this summer, take a drive up to Welches for the 24th Annual Huck Fest!

Fresh huckleberries, huckleberry pancakes, milkshakes, and fresh tarts – oh, just the thought makes us growl in joy.

August 22, 23, 24, 2008 | Mt. Hood Village | (503) 622-4798
65000 East U.S. Highway 26 near the Village of Brightwood
Sponsored by the Cascade Geographic Society
Free admission and parking

Huckleberry Recipes
Want to indulge in something too good for words in your own kitchen? Try these crispy fritters from the adorable Huckleberry Cookbook by Alex and Stephanie Hester.

HUCKLEBERRY BEIGNETS

2 eggs
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup milk
1 Tbsp sugar
1 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1 cup huckleberries
Vegetable oil
1/2 cup powdered sugar

In a large mixing bowl, whisk eggs until light and fluffy. Add flour, milk, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Whisk well, making a smooth batter. Fold in huckleberries.

Fill a large deep pot or electric deep fryer with vegetable oil, about halfway up. Heat on high to 360 degrees.

Gently drop about 6 heaping tablespoons of batter into the hot oil. Be careful not to overcrowd the pot. Fry and turn until beignets are evenly brown on all sides. Remove from oil and place on paper towel. Sprinkle with powdered sugar. Best served warm.

Makes about 20 beignets