Huckle or Whortleberry Pie

Ingredients

• Quart of picked huckleberries 
• Enough butter to line a pie pan 
• Pre-made pie paste (crust) 
• Teacup (6 ounces) of brown sugar 
• Half a teacup (3 ounces) of water
• Teaspoon of flour
• Salt spoonful (1/4 teaspoon) of salt
• Half a nutmeg grated 

Directions

1. Put huckleberries into a basin of water and throw out the ones that float.
2. Take a handful of berries at a time and remove the stems.
3. Put the good berries into a dish.
4. Butter a pie dish.
5. Line the pie dish with the pie crust. 
6. Add the berries to the pie dish half an inch deep.
7. Mix in the brown sugar and water into the berries. 
8. Dredge the flour on top of the berries and add the salt and nutmeg.
9. Add the pie crust cover on top and cut a slit in the center or several on the sides.
10. Press the crust together all the way around. 
11. Trim the excess off with a sharp knife 
12. Bake in the over for 3/4 of an hour

Source — La Cuisine Creole
Prepared by Heather Meloling
Louisiana Anthology
March 26, 2022