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The Saskatoon berries have a long tradition in Saskatchewan. You would clearly think their name derives from the city of Saskatoon in Canada, but it is an english deflection from the word "misaskwatomin" or "missaskqhahtoomina", the native people of the "Cree". Literally it means "fruits of the tree with many branches". Since 3000 years they are the favorite fruit dish of these native Canadians - but only since 18 years there are planted purposely for sale in Canada.
In 1882 the methodist preacher John Lake wrongly named them "Saskatoon berries" after hearing the natives talk about the fruits - and to make matters worse, they are not even berries! They are pome fruits produced by plants in subtribe Pyrinae of family Rosaceae. They can become so soft at maturity that they resemble a blueberry and are known as Juneberries or Saskatoon berries. The purple-colored berry has a sour and a bit bitter taste - but through the addition of sugar it becomes an overall fruity pleaure.