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CROWBERRIES
Empetrum nigrum
Description: Plant
Habitat: Peaty, open soil and tundra; rocky or sandy places, in open forest. Ground cover on north slopes. Uses: Berries are good but not choice. They are improved by cooking into pies or jelly, muffins or pancakes, or mixed with other berries. They make a fine white wine. Athabascans put them up for winter - they keep well without sugar or grease. Athabascans use the leaves and stems as a medicine for diarrhea. They also say the berry juice is good for kidney trouble. Special
Harvest or Processing Comments: Easily
gathered with a berry rake. They will keep
well in a cool place without special treatment.
Dry at medium heat, shaking
or turning often, until they are crumbling dry. |
Evergreen
shrub forming low mat; needlelike leaves