1 can any unsweetened fruit
1 cup flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup milk
1 cup sugar
1 stick butter
Directions
Coat baking dish with butter. Put in fruit. Mix flour, b. powder,
salt, milk and sugar. Pour over fruit. Melt butter and pour over
top. Cook 350 35 minutes. About 1/2 fills bowl and swells to fill
all. (variant) Of Kettles & Chronicles (p. 64): 3/4 c milk and flour.
melt butter in baking dish in 350 oven. Make batter and pour over
butter. Don't stir. Add fruit on top. Don't stir. 350 1 hour.
Servings: 8 servings
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Categories: Dessert; Pie
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