Recipe: Surry County sonker
Sonkers are kind of like a pie or cobbler that involves fruit and unshaped dough and sugar or sourghum cane molasses. And here's its claim to fame: It comes from Surry County.
Posted — UpdatedA very long time ago, I was a newspaper reporter covering a few counties near the Triad and wrote about the annual Surry Sonker Festival, which was held in Dobson that year.
The annual festival, which is in October in Mount Airy this year, celebrates sonkers, which are kind of like a pie or cobbler that involves fruit and unshaped dough and sugar or sourghum cane molasses. And here's its claim to fame: It comes from Surry County. I had my first sonker that day, nearly two decades ago, and I still remember it. It was warm, gooey, deliciousness.
This would be so yummy with the strawberries that are in season now. Or the peaches and blueberries yet to come. Then again, apples in the fall would be delicious. Oh ... you get the idea!
Courtesy Surry Sonker Trail
6. Bake for 40-45 minutes or until top is golden brown.
Yum!
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