As summer marches on, fresh fruit becomes more abundant and inviting. One popular dish to prepare with fresh fruit is a cobbler. So where did this dish originate?
There are a couple stories about the cobbler. The fruit layer is usually topped with biscuits. Some say this was “cobbled together.” When baked, the biscuits puff up and the finished product looks like cobblestones on a street.
Another story from New England says is it was called a “bird’s nest pudding” or “crow’s-nest pudding.” It is served with custard, but no topping in Connecticut, with maple sugar in Massachusetts, and a sour cream sauce in Vermont.
However you make and eat your summer fruit cobbler, enjoy!
Sources: Fine Cooking, June/July 2017; The Encyclopedia of American Food & Drink
