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Cherokee Blueberry Honey Cake
Cherokee Blueberry Honey Cake
butter,softened
*1/2 c. sugar
*1/2 c. honey
*3 eggs, beaten
* 1/2 c. milk
*1 1/2 c. plus 1 tbsp unbleached flour
*2 t. baking powder
*1/8 t. salt
*1 c. fresh huckleberries or blueberries or frozen/canned
note -
hucklebberies and blueberries are members of the same family,
but huckleberries are smaller and darker. both
berries were a major source of food for the southeastern
tribes, who ate them fresh, stewed, and cooked with meat
(pemican). large quantities were also dried for winter use.
some early scottish and english traders married into
the leading cherokee families and their love of baked
goods is aparent in the pies, cakes, and cobblers that
are very much a part of the indian cooking