Remember those large and luscious blackberries from last week's farmer's market? I decided to make gluten free blackberry muffins. I adapted my
cornbread recipe leaving out the cornbread. I also added some cinnamon. I pushed whole blackberries into the muffin batter after filling them so the blackberries wouldn't get all mushed. They were delicious. Next time I'll take the muffins out of the tin before they cool since some of the paper had a tendency to stick to the muffins.
Meanwhile one of my pottery friends,
Anna, a potter from Sydney, Australia, suggested I try a fruit recipe for flummery. Flummery was popular in England and Ireland in the 18th and 19th centuries. I now have the ingredients and will try it very soon. Basically flummery is a cross between a pudding, a mouse, and a jello. I love these old fashioned recipes long since forgotten; they are well worth exploring again. For a tongue twister says "plum flummery" a few times in a row. Stay tuned for what I come up with.
Tomorrow I'll be at the Blairsville Farmer's Market in Booth 9 from 7 am to 1 pm. Last week I brought fresh cut flowers and herbs from my garden and filled some of my vases for my booth display. One woman bought a vase with my crocosmia, Another woman didn't believe the crocosmia was real. It's a bit more work bringing fresh flower and herbs and arranging them for my booth display and filling the pots with water, but I love sharing my pottery and the flowers from my garden. If you are in the area please stop by. Thanks for reading and for all your comments.
Flummery is a trip down memory lane. I remember liking it a lot - but haven't had it in years.
ReplyDeleteGood luck at the markets.
Hi Elephant's Child, thanks, I think I've heard the word used but never knew it was a dessert; the market was packed and I sold lots of pots.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea to push the berries into the muffins after they are in the pans. I'm borrowing (okay taking) that one.
ReplyDeleteGlad you had a successful market!
Hi Suzi, thanks, I adapted that idea from Antoinette Pope cookbook about blackberry pie, she says to toss the blackberries in flour and then add to the pie crust which keeps more of the berries whole.
DeleteThose look amazing!
ReplyDeleteHi Pam, thanks, they were great I assume this method could be used with other berries too.
DeleteHi Linda, thanks for the link back to my blog. I hope you like the flummery having gone to all that research! What a lovely red that flower is.. hope the market went well.
ReplyDeleteHi Anna, thanks, I ran out of the berries but will try the flummery after my next shopping trip to the farmer's market.
DeleteThose muffins look really good. And it is wise to bring flowers to fill your vases at the market.
ReplyDeleteFlummery reminds me of a package mix that was popular in the 70's... Whip "N" Chill! That too was a sort of pudding/jello combo that had the consistency of mousse.
ReplyDeleteHi Michele, thanks, I have heard of whip and chill except isn't it used with some fake cream stuff, I try not to eat any of the ingredients that I don't know what they are - like cool whip.
DeleteYour crocosmia is stunning! This is how I would like mine to look like, but in my dry Northern California garden it's just not going to happen. So I enjoy yours, and I'm sure it does look stunning in one of your vases.
ReplyDeleteI found you through Elephant's Child.
Yum! Yum! What more can I say other than "Yum! Yum!: :)
ReplyDeleteHi Carola, thanks, you might try planting the crocosmia in part shad and it would probably do ok, I used to live in California in several locations and grew perennials there and even had a lavender farm in Springville. Here is a link to my blog from thne http://springvillelavendergardens.blogspot.com/
ReplyDeleteHi Lee, thanks, I made another batch, Ha. they were good
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