"notbob" > wrote in message
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> On 2013-09-19, Janet Wilder > wrote:
>
>> Add some tapioca to the fruit mix. Trick my mom taught me. Works very
>> well.
>
> I use instant tapioca to thicken pies, but discovered some fruits are
> not juicy enough to activate the tapioca. Fresh blueberry is one
> example. If the berries are not juicy enough, there is not enough
> liquid in the pie to wet the tapioca. I discovered taking at least
> 1/3rd of the fruit and pre-cooking it in a saucepan with the tapioca
> and then adding that to the fresh berries solves this problem.

I used to make huckleberry pie. But our huckleberries are not like the
blueberry kind. They are a bright reddish pink and quite tart. Also very
tiny so often in order to get pie I would have to mix them with some apple
slices. We could go out picking for hours and still not get enough for two
pies. Those were not very juicy. I can't remember what I mixed those with.
Probably flour or cornstarch. I'm not overly fond of tapioca.