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These huckleberries were picked by our family who live in Eastern Washington. They made a light sugar syrup and water bath canned them. To be used later in pies. We were fortunate to be gifted two quarts recently from family visiting. I taste tested them for sweetness. The Instant ClearJel I bought online from King Arthur. It is a thickener for pies. You mix it into the sugar before adding it to your fruit pie filling.

Ingredients

Home canned huckleberries, one quart

Sugar, 2 tbsp

Instant ClearJel, 2 tbsp

Pie crust for a double crusted pie

Preparation

Strain the huckleberries and place i...