Thun. Owe 23 )9t2 jSmc. IS A N O T (Or«.) (>OST—7
Huckleberries like
gold for Wemme man
by M IC H A E L P. JONES
Host Correspondent
From summer until as
late as Thanksgiving, for
those in the know, there is
blue gold that grows on
bushes in the high country
of M t Hood This blue gold
is huckleberries.
A Wemme resident and
his wife get through the
lean winter months with
about a dozen or so gallons
of huckleberries Patiently
they’ll w ait out the winter
snows and the spring rains,
feasting on huckleberry
pies, dried huckleberries,
h u c k le b e r r y ja m and
huckleberry pancakes, un
til the summ er sun ripens
the next crop
This season was like all
the others It was like a
tradition he has partaken
of since 1945 Brooking
Gex, 70. emersed himself in
the secret h u c kleb erry
fields of M t Hood He hit
the woods and picked from
the time the berries first
ripened until the icy winds
and the snow drove him
back down to the lower
elevations, where he would
to seek out what huckleber
ries may still be good for
picking
Like they were blue gold
that grew on bushes in the
high country. Gex takes a
fam iliar course to lush pat
ches of huckleberries on
“ No-tell-um " T ra il just off
“ N o -te ll-u m ”
R o ad .
C au tio u s, he s a id , he
always makes sure that he
is not followed by those
wishing to learn of the loca
tion of some of the best
huckleberries the moun
tain has to offer.
“ I t ’s unfortunate that it
has to be this way, but if
you let everyone know of
th e good h u c k le b e r ry
fields, it ’ll be just like that
good fishing hole you use to
have." said Brooking. “ I t ’ll
soon be all fished out.”
If too many people in
q u ire about " a ll those
wonderful huckleberries”
he has been picking, he
said he'll take a detour to
make sure his route cannot
be easily followed But
once safely isolated in the
same rugged areas where
Indians had come each
y e a r since p re h is to ric
times to pick berries, he
says he relaxes and is at
home
Rarely, he said, does he
see another human being
who is seeking out the
treasured berries G eneral
ly, if he sees anything it
w ill be some species of
w ildlife He said it not
unusual for him to come
across a deer, an elk. a
coyote, a bob cat, a cougar
or a bear Other than that,
he is left comfortably alone
to pick to his heart’s con
tent
After years of staining
his a g ile fin g ers w ith
huckleberry juice, Gex ad
mits that the tim e may
soon be here when he may
no longer be able to make
his excursions into the
picking fields Habitat for
huckleberries are quickly
vanishing due to the forests
encroaching on the fields
Gex blames improper
management of the forests
as a m ajor factor con
tributing to the decline of
the berry fields.
"Foresters are more con
cerned about producing
m arketab le tim b er, not
g o w in g
w ild
huckleberries," said Gex.
“ Can you imagine what
would of happened to the
Indians of North America if
they had let this happened
to them? Huckleberries
County to hear plan
on mobile home park
A planned unit develop
ment for a mobile home
subdivision application will
be co n sid e re d by the
Clackamas County hear
ings officer at 1 p.m. on
Jan 12 at the Clackamas
County Courthouse Annex.
M a r ie V e r d o o r n
is w e lc o m e d
An 87-lot unit is planned
for the west side of Welches
Road, opposite the in
tersection with Routledge
Lane.
The
a p p lic a tio n
is
available for inspection at
the Departm ent of E n
v ir o n m e n ta l S e rv ic e s ,
p la n n in g d iv is io n , 902
Abernethy Road, Oregon
City.
were a mayor staple in the
Indians' diets They had to
manage the fields or else
starve
"Take this warning from
someone who knows If this
current trend continues,
then huckleberries may
become an even ra re r com
modity on M t Hood than
w h a t they a re today
Unlike the Indians who. for
centuries, cultivated the
forests for huckleberries
by burning, this is not done
by
th e
US
F o rest
Service."
Herb Evans, the infor
mation officer at the Zig
Zag Ranger Station, said
that the U S Forest Ser
vice has attempted to im
prove the habitat for the
huckleberries On M t Hood
there are a few sites which
were burned away
H o w e v e r, fo r som e
reason, the results of to
d a y ’s d e lib e ra te burns
have not been as successful
as those of the Indians
P h o to b y M ic h a e l P Jones
Two area Brownie troops were caroling at the lloodland Park Plaza
recently. Pictured on the back row. from left to right: Chris Hutchinson
(troop leader), .Andrea Cabral (troop leader), Laurie Frank, Kristina
Guse. Holly Roberts. Jennifer Sweitzer. Jam i Sue Strebin. Virginia Dyal,
Jan Weber and Bobbie Meiser. Second row, from left to right: Ann
Meeker, Anna Perdlow, Rebecca Bleisner. Stacey Cabral. Elizabeth Mor
rison. Anna Hutchinson, Dulcinea Myers-Newcomb and Pant Ashland.
Front row, from left to right: B.J. Page, Kacheal Ettlem an, lx>ri Fraijo
and Elsa Meiser.
What 5 Cooking?
Divine Hawaiian divinity a holiday treat
by SARA SEWELL
It is tim e to bake and
share goodies as we enter
tain during the Christmas
season.
D A TE BARS
1 Lb dates, coarsely cut
1 cup walnuts, chopped
>4 cup flour
V4 teaspoon baking powder
V« teaspoon salt
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
V« cup melted shortening
Pit dates and quarter
M ix
d ry
in g r e d ie n ts
together Add dates and
nuts to flour m ixture. Beat
eggs: add melted butter.
Com bine m ix tu re s and
bake in 8” x l2 " pan. Bake
at 350’ for 30 minutes.
When slightly cool, cut in
bars; roll in powdered
sugar. — From the files of
Dorothy B Depro, Sandy
She got it from her mother
Augusta Bruns, who is
remembered as one of San
d y’s all-tim e great cooks.
This is a chewy cookie and
not too sweet, delicious!
The fo llo w in g recip e
makes a quick nutritious
candy that is very tasty.
C A NDY BALLS
2 cups powdered m ilk
1 cup peanut butter
1 cup honey
Crushed graham crackers
M ix together, pinch off
and form into balls. Rolls
balls in crushed graham
c ra c k e rs ;
set
in
refrigerator until firm —
From the files of Juanita
E arl, Portland.
D IV IN E H A W A IIA N
D IV IN IT Y CANDY
Combine in a saucepan:
3 cups white sugar
*4 cup Karo syrup
44 cup water
Boil until m ixture spins a
thread. (265" F ). Mean
while beat 3 egg whites un
til stiff. Slowly add syrup to
egg whites, beat in con
s ta n tly . When m ix tu re
th ic k e n s a d d V« cup
Hawaiian Punch Concen
trate and 1 */i-2 cups flaked
coconut or nuts. Beat until
stiff. Drop by spoonfuls on
w a x p a p e r. M a k e s 2
pounds. (Works best on a
clear, cool day.) — From
the files of Eula TenEyck,
Sandy.
The fo llo w in g recip e
makes a delicious dessert
for a large group.
Stir 1 1/3 cups flaked
coconut in skillet with 4
cup m argarine until light
brown. Add:
CHOCO-NUT
DESSERT
M e lt 1 cup (6 o z .)
chocolate chips in 1 (13 oz.)
can evaporated m ilk Boil
gently, stirring constantly
for two minutes, Add 1 cup
(10 or 10‘* oz.) pkg. m a r
s h m a llo w s . S t ir u n til
melted. Cool.
3 cups rice Krispies, crush
ed
1 cup chopped nuts. Mix
thoroughly.
Vj gallon brick ice cream,
(b u tte r b rick ie , almond
crunch, or your favorite
flavor.)
S p re a d o n e -th ird of
cereal m ixture in bottom of
9 " x l3 ” pan Cut ice cream
in half, then cut each half
into 12 slices Lay 12 slices
over cereal. Freeze until
firm Serves 15-18. — From
the files of Zara Richey,
Boring.
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