Lemon pound cake with basil blueberries
Photo credit: Lauren Chattman | Blueberries sweetened with a basil-infused syrup maintain their shape and texture. (Aug. 2, 2011)
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When blueberries, raspberries and blackberries are competing for attention at the market, I favor blueberries. They may be less glamorous than the competition, but they're also cheaper, less fragile and keep longer.
And it takes at least a quart to fill a pie shell, bake a cobbler or make enough blueberries in basil syrup to moisten 10 slices of pound cake.
When shopping, look for plump,...
