A Blueberry Buckle Bonus for Avoiding Mayflies

This is a Mayfly

This is a small sample of their gathering behavior. They tend to
fly up when you approach so I couldn't get a picture of our
walls "decorated" with tens of thousands of them. They fill they air and
the droning sound of their beating wings is unbelievably loud. They live just
one day and in the morning we sweep up dust pans full of them.

Clear Lake's tourist season usually begins in May.  This year concern for the Corona Virus has caused some annual events to reschedule or cancel.Unusually chilly weather has slowed the opening of cottages. However one crowd has not been deterred. I don't think the Mayflies read the Clear Lake Mirror Reporter, watch television, listen to the radio, or go onto the Internet.  Nope, they lurk around rocks in the lake until ready to mate. This Iowa DNR article points out there are between 70 and 95 species in our lakes. file:///Users/RaeAir/Downloads/mayfly.pdf  

This one from Michigan State University describes their life cycle and celebrates them as a sign of healthy bodies of water.   https://www.canr.msu.edu/news/the_mayflies_are_coming_time_to_celebrate

Well, I celebrated by deciding to stay inside and tidy up the freezer rather than working in the garden breathing in scores of pests. Imagine my surprise to discover a lovely small container of Blueberry Buckle nestled between the applesauce and chocolate cake, next to the green beans and smooshed up tomatoes, and underneath the packages of pork roast and creamed corn. 

Thawed and heated up it made a lovely addition to breakfast. 

Easily made Blueberry Buckle features a simple cake topped with
a layer of fresh (or frozen) blueberries and a cinnamon and
sugar streusel.  Whipped cream is a delightful addition.

Blueberry Buckle

1 pint blueberries--Although  this is better with fresh berries, you may use frozen

Topping
1/2 cup sugar
1/3 cup flour
12 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 cup cold butter

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.  Lightly grease a 9-inch square pan and set aside.

Stir sugar, flour, and cinnamon together in a small bowl. Cut the butter into this mixture until crumbly and set aside.

Buckle Cake

1/4 cup soft butter
1/2 cup sugar
1 egg
1 cup flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt, optional
1/3 cup milk

Cream the butter and sugar well. Stir in the egg. Sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt, if using Add alternately with milk to the cereamed mixture. Pour into the prepared pan. Kerplunk the berries on top of the dough so that a lay jut one berry deep completely covers the batter. Sprinkle with topping.. Bake until the berries are bubbly around the edges and the topping i a light golden brown, about 25 to 35 minutes.