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Tim Zen
(asdzxc57) - F

Locale: MI
bunchberry on 03/28/2012 21:07:31 MDT Print View

I was reading about bunchberries. Anyone eat them? Comments on flavor? other uses like bunchberry brandy?
Ike Jutkowitz
(Ike) - M

Locale: Central Michigan
re: Bunchberries on 03/29/2012 08:10:40 MDT Print View

Hi Tim,
I'll eat them on my Alaska trips in August when the berries are plentiful. The taste is pretty bland, so I usually mix them with blueberries and salmon berries, kind of as a filler. Hard to recommend them by themselves.
Laurie Ann March
(Laurie_Ann) - F

Locale: Ontario, Canada
bunchberry on 03/29/2012 10:45:33 MDT Print View

They have a gianormous pit and not much fruit (provided I am talking about the same bunchberry that is native to the more northerly regions of my province).

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Ike Jutkowitz
(Ike) - M

Locale: Central Michigan
re on 03/29/2012 12:00:52 MDT Print View

Looks similar to the Alaskan variety. The berries are edible in their entirety. I've never bothered to pick out seeds. They are kind of mealy, but not bad.

edit- disclaimer: I haven't tried any in Ontario.

Edited by Ike on 03/29/2012 12:02:00 MDT.
Tim Zen
(asdzxc57) - F

Locale: MI
NCT Review on 03/29/2012 12:10:37 MDT Print View

The latest copy of North Star had a detailed article. Nice to hear some facts.