What’s a flummery, you say? Aside from being a fun word, flummery is a sweet, fruit, pudding-like dessert that has been mostly lost to history and time. A quick Google search will bring up a few recipes here and there, though certainly not a mainstream dessert like in the days…
“The great white Pear tree Dropped with dew From leaves and blossom Under the heavens Of happy blue.” -Jean Ingelow The voluptuous and succulent pear. It’s that time of year when these curvy fruits begin to fill up baskets and bins at the local farm markets. Although their juicy sweetness…