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Monday, July 27, 2009

Leather Britches and Mora of da Flora

First da flora...don't you just love to speak Fwench?
Yes, I'm kiddin'. Of course. Of course.
A zinnia from the garden. Ze gardin. Yes, I agree, that's enough Fwench for one post.

Purple coneflower. I must have scared all the butterflies away with my Fwench. They usually love it...the flowers, that is. oO

I'm still pickin' beans from our two little seven-foot rows. I've already tired of canning them so I strung up about a peck of them. They're, now, called leather britches. Well, they're "leather breeches" north of the Mason-Dixon line, but here in the good ol' South.. leather britches. The flavor is different than when they're canned. They taste a lot stronger...and they're chewier. I'm a-thinkin' that's where the leather part comes in, but what do I know?
Would you like to see the inside of a blackberry cobbler? Of course, you're inquisitive and brilliant so here it is. After adding the top crust and baking...it was spectacular. Goodman and I like ours warm topped with a scoop of vanilla bean ice cream. Have a good week, Y'all. :)

10 comments:

  1. Yay! I'm loving your garden more and more with each post.
    I had to look up 'cobbler' in the dictionary because it's my first time reading that word when talking about food. I must say it looks absolutely delicious!!
    And thanks for your suggestion about my bag. I think I will stick with the crocheted roses. :-)

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  2. your blackberry cobbler looks sooooo yummy! I can almost taste it from here. Love your zinnias too.

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  3. The zinnias are sublime, Mum.
    So's the cobbler, I just wish
    I could've had some. *sigh*
    Love,
    Me.^)

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  4. my granny used to string leather britches
    and string peppers to dry!we must be
    kin!

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  5. Mmmmmm..... I'd like some cobbler, please! :)

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  6. Love the french! Your flora is fabulous!! I've never seen beans done that way.It must be a southern thing. The cobbler looks yummy! Up here,when we put a top crust on, we call it pie. Our cobblers don't have a bottom crust. Funny how things are different in different parts of the country!fulanug

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  7. Oh, my. Wonderful. And berry anything is comfort food to me.

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  8. As my daughter would say "NUM YUMMY" Looks like you have had a very busy summer of growing losts of pretty and yummy things.

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  9. Strung up green beans...now that's a new one for me. How long do they keep that way? Very interesting :)

    I made a blueberry pie this week which had a top, but I think I'll do it the cobbler way next time...Yum. I love homemade blueberry anything, especially pie or cobbler!!

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  10. Your blackberry cobbler looks so yummy, may I have some, my mouth is asking for it. Hope your weekend is going great.

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