ISSUE 61, TENNESSEE FOODWAYS, Part 6: Sevier's Wild Rose Cake
Sevier's Wild Rose Cake
In the 1890s a fashion came across the United States for Wild Rose Cake, a cake flavored with rose water and strawberry syrup and laden with nuts. Recipes appeared in various newspapers across the country. Where did the idea come front? One of the oldest surviving recipes comes Tennessee, and the most elaborate version that cam…