Fraughan Fool with Sweet Biscuits
In her book The Festive Food of Ireland, Darina Allen explains that fraughans, herts or billberries are the names used in different parts of Ireland for wild blueberries which grow on the acid hilltop soil. They were traditionally picked on the first Sunday of August - during Lúgnasa - and eaten mashed with sugar or in pies. If there was an abundance, they would also be made into jams.
Fraughans (blueberries)
Granulated sugar
Whipped cream
1. Crush the berries with a potato masher and sweeten to taste with sugar
2. Fold in an amount of whipped cream that equals about half the volume of the berries
3. Chill and serve with sweet biscuits.
Sweet Biscuits
1 1/2 cups flour
1 stick of butter
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1. Rub the butter into the flour and add the sugar. Gather together and knead lightly.
2. Roll out to a 1/4 inch thickness and cut into rounds with a 2 1/2 cutter.
3. Bake in a 350 degrees F oven until pale brown - about 15 minutes. Remove and cool on a rack. Serve with fruit fools, compotes or ice cream.
http://www.irishcultureandcustoms.com/2Kitch/rDessert1.html#FraughanFool
