ISSUE 61, TENNESSEE FOODWAYS, Part 2: Blackberry Jam Cake
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Blackberry Jam Cake Sometimes the association of particular foods with particular places becomes so intense that it becomes emblematic: Maryland Crab cakes, Virginia Ham, Texas Brisket, Louisiana Gumbo, South Carolina Shrimp & Grits, Georgia Peaches, Kentucky Burgoo, Florida Oranges. But what of Tennessee? There was a time when you wouldn’t have had to ask the question. Blackberry Jam Cake was Tennessee’s signature. Served in the holiday season, at weddings, at family reunions, at church suppers, it was the one dessert you could be sure would be welcomed. But is that still the case? And how many people outside of Tennessee know that Blackberry Jam Cake is the special treasure of the Tennessee table? One of the problems is that other places claim the treat as well: Louisiana and Mississippi.
ISSUE 61, TENNESSEE FOODWAYS, Part 2: Blackberry Jam Cake
ISSUE 61, TENNESSEE FOODWAYS, Part 2…
ISSUE 61, TENNESSEE FOODWAYS, Part 2: Blackberry Jam Cake
Blackberry Jam Cake Sometimes the association of particular foods with particular places becomes so intense that it becomes emblematic: Maryland Crab cakes, Virginia Ham, Texas Brisket, Louisiana Gumbo, South Carolina Shrimp & Grits, Georgia Peaches, Kentucky Burgoo, Florida Oranges. But what of Tennessee? There was a time when you wouldn’t have had to ask the question. Blackberry Jam Cake was Tennessee’s signature. Served in the holiday season, at weddings, at family reunions, at church suppers, it was the one dessert you could be sure would be welcomed. But is that still the case? And how many people outside of Tennessee know that Blackberry Jam Cake is the special treasure of the Tennessee table? One of the problems is that other places claim the treat as well: Louisiana and Mississippi.