mulberry cobbler & cocktail
The sign at the farmer’s market stand read “out of Persian mulberries.” I didn’t know what the hell these were, but knew I should need to have them – like a diabolical iPhone marketing ploy where low supply generates obsessive demand. When the next stand had this beauties, we bought them and bought them fast. Turns out Persian mulberries – delicate on the branch, oh so difficult to harvest, and limited in season – are overflowing in juice which makes them perfect for cocktails (not so perfect for cobbler, see below). Good thing, because the Dr. Aprils were visiting and let’s just say she wisely married with the most important trait in keeping a marriage happy – mixology. read more
