Fruit Cobbler

The fruit cobbler was a dessert born out of necessity in a difficult time and place. The roots of the cobbler can be traced back to the American “Old West.” The people of the American frontier used the cobbler as a simple hearty dessert that was extremely versatile, utilizing any type of fruit available to them. The name cobbler originally stems from people in the shoe repair trade, whose ability to assemble shoes spawned the term cobbling (throwing something together clumsily