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Blueberry Cornbread

MY SISTER AND I used to beg our mother to take us to our local market when we were young—not because we thought the young man working the fish counter was cute (although that didn’t hurt) and not even for the floor-to-ceiling bulk candy bins. We were after the market’s signature blueberry cornbread. A far cry from savory, dense, and crumbly cornbread, this was fluffy and sweet, rich with butter, and loaded with juicy blueberries.

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