Tag: cobbler

  • Vintage Kitchen: Blackberry Flummery

    Vintage Kitchen: Blackberry Flummery

    A while back, my mother-in-law, the remarkable woman who bore and raised my First Reader, gave me a precious gift. We had been talking about this series, where I’m cooking from old cookbooks, some of which were originally my great-grandmothers, grandmothers, and mom’s books. She got up and marched into her kitchen, pulled this book…

  • Blackberries & Cream Cobbler

    Blackberries & Cream Cobbler

    The key to a perfect cobbler is understanding the fruit. This means, of course, that you should be tasting it and paying attention. Such a rough chore, but for my family, I’ll nibble berries while baking!  We brought home three (scant) quarts of berries yesterday, and I promised the First Reader a cobbler as soon…