Blackberry Pancakes – Alabama and Kentucky State Fruit

Blackberries are a hearty vine.  Their thorns protect them from wildlife that would otherwise eat their fruit.  However, one of the recent hybrids, the Triple Crown, is thornless. 

With or without modern variations though, the blackberry has been a popular plant for centuries.  The Greeks and Romans both used them for medicinal purposes, however, popular English folklore prohibits the eating of blackberries after the 29th of September.  It’s said that on that day, St. Michaelmas, the devil comes by and tramples on the blackberries making them inedible.  The legend probably developed because blackberries are in season from May to August, and by late September the berries have molded or rotted on the vines.

Respective Legislature.

Senate Bill 163 designated the Blackberry, Rubus, R. occidentalis, as the official fruit of the State of Alabama.”

“The blackberry is named and designated as the official fruit of Kentucky. Effective: July 13, 2004

History: Created 2004 Kentucky. Acts ch. 114, sec. 1, effective July 13, 2004.

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Blackberry Pancakes – Alabama and Kentucky State Fruit

Ingredients

• 1 cup blackberries
• 2 eggs
• 2 cups buttermilk
• 2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 Tablespoons sugar
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1/4 cup butter, melted

Directions for Blackberry Pancakes

1. Beat eggs until light and fluffy.
2. Beat in buttermilk and soda.
3. Sift flour, salt, sugar and baking powder.
4. Add flour mixture to egg mixture, beating well to make a thin batter.
5. Add blackberries and butter.
6. Fry on a hot buttered griddle until puffy and golden brown, turning cake only once. Serve very hot.

-Recipe from Larriland Farms