Eckert’s Home Grown Blackberries

Eckert’s Blackberries ripen mid–July through August.

For the most up-to-date pick-your-own crop information, check Eckert’s Harvest Hotline.

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Eckert’s freshly picked blackberries taste great with home-made pound cake! This recipe is from the Eckert Family Cookbook.

Pound Cake

• 3 cups sugar
• 1 cup butter
• 6 eggs, separated
• 3 cups flour
• 1/4 tsp. Baking powder
• 1 ctn. (8 oz.) sour cream

In a large mixing bowl, cream sugar and butter together. Add egg yolks, one at a time, stirring after each addition. In a medium bowl, combine flour and baking soda and add to creamed mixture alternately with sour cream. In a separate bowl, beat egg whites until stiff and fold into batter. Pour into a greased and floured tube pan. Bake at 300 degrees for 1 1/2 hours.

The Eckert Family Cookbook is available at the Belleville Country Store and the online store.