Blackberry Doobie

Name: Blackberry Doobie
Ingredients: 4 pints fresh blackberries; 3/4 cup sugar; 1/2 cup water; 4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) butter, cut into pieces; 2 tablespoons cornstarch dissolved in 1/4 cup water; Dumplings; 2 cups self-rising flour; 2 tablespoons sugar; 1/2 cup vegetable shortening; 2/3 cup milk

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Ingredients

4 pints fresh blackberries
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup water
4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) butter, cut into pieces
2 tablespoons cornstarch dissolved in 1/4 cup water
Dumplings
2 cups self-rising flour
2 tablespoons sugar
1/2 cup vegetable shortening
2/3 cup milk

Directions

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