These muffins lean into that tradition. The Juneberries remain pleasantly firm, lending a subtle sweetness that feels less like confection and more like something gathered by hand. Served warm with a pat of butter, they remind us that not every fruit was meant for pie alone.
There is something satisfying about folding an old, nearly forgotten fruit into a thoroughly modern dessert. Cheesecake, with its smooth richness and faint tang, offers a steady canvas for the Juneberry’s deeper notes of almond and cherry. This is perhaps how we reclaim it today — familiar enough to invite a first bite, distinctive enough to make one pause and ask what exactly it is they are tasting.
A crisp may be the most honest way to prepare a berry like this. There is no fussing with crust, no shaping or trimming — only fruit, sugar, and a buttery topping baked until the juices rise and bubble at the edges. In many ways, it mirrors the Juneberry itself: unpretentious, seasonal, and best enjoyed while it lasts. Spoon it warm into a bowl and you will understand why this quiet fruit once held a place at so many early American tables.
This recipe, featuring authentic Italian meatballs (polpette) and tomato sauce (sugo di pomodoro), focuses on creating tender, juicy meatballs by using a blend of lean beef and pork and milk-soaked bread (panade), slowly simmered in a classic sauce.
Before blueberries were branded and shipped coast to coast, another native berry ripened quietly along fence lines each June. The Juneberry once fed a young nation — and now waits patiently to be remembered.
From paste-and-glitter valentines exchanged in elementary classrooms to candlelit dinners shared at home or out on the town, Valentine’s Day in America has always been as much about ritual and memory as it is about romance.
Some history about five retro desserts--some you may remember fondly, and others may never have tasted at all.
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You’ll discover recipes from popular chili parlors and restaurants, award-winning recipes from ISCC competitions, and even one of the first chili recipes ever published.
The cherry-flavored retro soda, created in 1974.
"All the sugar and twice the caffeine!"
Hi, I’m Monte Melugin, executive chef, food writer, consultant, artist, and creator of GrubAmericana, a website designed exclusively around American born foods–their history, legends, and availability. We’ll also provide some related recipes you can easily make in your own kitchen.