“Irony” is one of those tricky devices I never quite get right. But let’s try again. Day reader Karen Baker of Westerly submitted this week’s delicious-looking and -sounding recipe for her mother’s fresh blueberry pie. But … you don’t BAKE Baker’s pie!

In any case, her Mom’s name was Petey Singer – and the recipe is known in the family as Petey Singer’s Fresh Blueberry Pie, so ...

Baker writes that the recipe “was one of my father's favorite desserts, and which now has become a favorite in my family and among many friends. It does not require baking in the oven; instead, you cook part of the blueberries in a pot on the stove and then pour over fresh uncooked blueberries.”

A lot of you in W Town probably know this family. Karen’s father, Dr. Jerry Singer, was a dentist there in for 45 years, and she says, “… patients who couldn't afford his dental care would leave their home-grown fruits and vegetables at our home in the summer as payment for his services … among the prized fresh produce were many baskets of gorgeous plump blueberries, which my mother put to good use in this recipe.”

This is a tradition that deserves to be passed along.

Nana Petey's Fresh Blueberry Pie

Pick over and wash 1 quart fresh blueberries.

Set aside 3 cups of the blueberries.

Cook the remaining amount with 3/4 cup sugar and 3/4 cup water, and a paste made of 2 tablespoons flour and 1/4 cup water, until blueberries are soft and sauce has thickened, about 10 minutes.

Then take the cooked blueberries and pour over the reserved 3 cups uncooked blueberries.

Mix all together and pour into a BAKED pie shell.

Refrigerate at least 3 hours.

Serve lightly dusted with cinnamon and dollops of fresh whipped cream, or with your favorite ice cream.

Decorate with fresh raspberries, or other berries.

This recipe also may be used for fresh raspberry or strawberry pie.

If any of you home chefs (or professionals, for that matter), would like to submit a recipe to our “What to Cook” series, please email Rick Koster at r.koster@theday. And include a photo of the dish if possible.