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Archive for November, 2008

Blueberry Pie

Monday, November 3rd, 2008

blueberrypiergb400.jpgBlueberry Pie. In the Dillard House Cookbook and Mountain Guide, Henry Dillard of the Dillard House in Rabun County reminisced about his mother, Carrie, and the wonderful blueberry pies she used to make:

Back during the Great Depression and Franklin Roosevelt’s Works Progress Administration days Mother started the county’s first school lunch program. Before she finished, she established six lunchrooms. She prepared the best meals for the lowest cost anywhere. Kids would bring what they could from home, like jelly, jams, cornmeal, and so on, then W.P.A. set up some money to help pay for other food.

One day they had blueberry pie. Mother asked one little boy named Jack Darnell to say grace, which they did before every meal.
Mother said, “Jack would you say the prayer?”
Old Jack said, “Oh, Lord, look on us this blueberry pie. Open our mouths and eat blueberry pie. One more time we thank you, Lord, for this blueberry pie.”