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Grandmother Lawrence's Fruit Cobbler

Name: Grandmother Lawrence's Fruit Cobbler
Cuisine: Southern American
Ingredients: one pint blackberries, one pint red raspberries, one pint currants or peaches; two heaping tablespoons flour; one cup sugar; one-half cup water; one heaping tablespoon sugar; one heaping tablespoon Crisco; one-half tablespoon butter; one-half teaspoon salt; one cup flour; one heaping teaspoon baking powder; milk

A historical dessert from Recipes from here and there (1900). Place dish in warm place while preparing crust. Mix with enough milk to roll out.

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Grandmother Lawrence's Fruit Cobbler | Chef Cecil | Chef Cecil

UpdatedLast updated5 months ago

Original Historical Recipe

Preserved exactly as written in the original source

Original Ingredients

one pint blackberries, one pint red raspberries, one pint currants or peaches
two heaping tablespoons flour
one cup sugar
one-half cup water
one heaping tablespoon sugar
one heaping tablespoon Crisco
one-half tablespoon butter
one-half teaspoon salt
one cup flour
one heaping teaspoon baking powder
milk

Original Instructions

1
Use either one pint blackberries, one pint red raspberries, one pint currants or peaches
2
Place fruit in baking dish
3
Mix two heaping tablespoons flour and one cup sugar
4
Add to fruit
5
Add one-half cup water
6
Place dish in warm place while preparing following crust
7
Mix one heaping tablespoon sugar, one heaping tablespoon Crisco, one-half tablespoon butter, one-half teaspoon salt, one cup flour, one heaping teaspoon baking powder
8
Mix with enough milk to roll out
9
Place over fruit
10