Let's call this one Miss Popular. In the introduction to the recipe, Ms. Hesser notes that this recipe is both the most often published and the most requested recipe in the Times archives. Most. Requested. Recipe. In. The. Times. Archives. That this was even calculated is fantastic alone.
The introduction to this recipe is two times as long as the recipe itself, and it speaks directly to its simplicity (and historical significance). The batter is simple (flour, eggs, sugar, butter), which affords much opportunity to improvise once you've made the standard recipe. Toy with the sugar amounts, use different fruits, swap the cinnamon for cardamom, etc. I've made it with blueberries, as suggested in the book, with equal success. But I do prefer the plums.
Miss Popular delivers. Besides her ability to store well in freezer, the jammy pockets of plum that land in every other forkful are delightful. Make sure your plums are ripe enough that you don't have to tear out the pits. Not only is that no fun, they'll be too tart.
This one is a delight. Have fun.
Recipe on page 763
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