[Ellendra]

but what is a ‘Huckleberry’, and how different from blueberry?

Officially, huckleberries have 10 or so large seeds, while blueberries have very tiny seeds.

Unofficially, it depends on the region. There are many varieties of blueberry that get called huckleberries, but the reverse seldom happens.

To add to the confusion, there's a variety of nightshade that has been renamed the "Garden Huckleberry". Probably as a way of avoiding the word "nightshade".

[Jamestown1630]

Thank You! Someone else has told me that the Huckleberry is more tart, and that may be why I remember it so well. (Not sure if that’s just a kid’s memory of a first introduction, or that my Granny actually had true Huckleberries :-)