1779 Kentucky

Running frantically into the Kentucky wilderness after being sold to a pair of despicable trappers, Cherish Riley met a tall, lean, buckskin-clad man with a large brown dog who offered her his protection. Within hours he had proposed marriage. He needed a woman to care for his motherless child. Cherish agreed because she had nowhere else to go. There were miles to travel, angry pursuers, hostile Indians and frigid winter weather to face before the reached the safety of his cabin on the Ohio River, but plenty of time for Cherish to fall in love with the mysterious, silent man.

1. Mix a scant cup of molasses and one of corn meal.
2. Add one egg, a heaping spoonful of butter or fat, dash of salt, ginger or cinnamon to taste.
3. Beat this, then stir it into a quart of sweet milk that has almost come to a boil.
4. Remove from the fire and add a cup of cold milk.
5. Pour into a pan and bake one hour.

Ingredients
- 1 quart wild blackberries
- 1 teacup sugar
- Water
- enough flour for thickening

1. Add small amount of water to washed and picked-over berries.
2. Cook until berries are soft.
3. Mash through a sieve.
4. Mix sugar and large spoonful of flour.
5. Add to berries and return to cook until thick, stirring constantly.
6. Cool.