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Swapping Huckleberries

Himalayan Honeysuckle ( Vaccinium glauco album)  Himalayan Honeysuckle ( Vaccinium glauco album) has been an attractive feature along our north-facing foundation since I planted it in 2016. You will have to take my word for it since I cannot locate a photo although I know one exists somewhere in the realm of the Internet or floating on a cloud somewhere.  I did locate a photo of how it looked when it was first planted - It took a few years to fill out but it did so nicely to an attractive mound about 2 feet high by 3 feet wide.  Last year, it started to look bad.  I cut it back but it had not improved and this is how it looked a few weeks ago - I decided to rip it out and plant another huckleberry - this time Vaccinium ovatum , more commonly known as the "Evergreen Huckleberry".  This is a plant that I've wanted for ages and kept putting off getting one because I could not find a good place for it. By most accounts, this is an amazing plant, a native one and excellent for

Cheddar and Black Pepper Biscuits (King Arthur Flour)

 


These turned out to be pretty good. This is a recipe from The King Arthur Flour Baker's Companion. I do not see the recipe on their website but I found it here. They were very easy to make with just a minimal chilling period (30 minutes!). I made them in place of dinner rolls and would do so again. The King Arthur book has another recipe, similar with the exception of chives and cream cheese. I'm going to try it next.


Text and photos by Phillip Oliver, Dirt Therapy

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