I had occasion to have wild blueberries on Mt. Hood a few weeks ago, and
there is hardly a comparison between wild and modern.  Maybe 1 in 20 tasted
like 'regular' blueberries, as the flavor did vary.  The berries generally
leaned more to a blue huckleberry taste and appearance, but what I noticed
the most was a B vitamin flavor that took me a while to identify and was
surprising.  It was nice to run into them and I hope to pick quite a few
there next year.

While we're on the topic of blueberries, my DH 'takes' a cup or so every day
to help with severe eye strain (possibly w/ocular rosacea) - it works!  I
know blueberries are a cousin to the elderberry, commonly used to improve
vision, but elderberry supplements didn't help him.  He is hard to sell on
anything, but he is definetely sold on blueberries for eye health.  I'm also
pleased about this improvement as I read recently that the vascular
condition of the eye has been found to pretty accurately reflect the brain's
vascular health.

Mary
(new to list, thinking of paleo but sticking w/LC for now)

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Don Wiss"
> > Maybe not. Very possible that they are a cultivated variety that some
bird
> > dropped the seeds onto your property some time back, and they spread.
>
> No, Don, trust me on this--our blueberries are the true wild variety.
They
> are native to this region.
>
> Theola
>