3/4 c Sugar plus
6 tb Sugar
2 c Flour plus
3 tb Flour
3/4 ts Salt
1/2 c Shortening
2/3 c Milk
4 c Fresh strawberries; sliced
4 ts Baking powder
1 Egg; beaten
1/4 c Softened butter
Sprinkle 1/2 cup sugar over strawberries, let stand. Sift 2 cups flour,
baking powder, 6 Tablespoons sugar & salt. Cut in shortening with pastry
blender or 2 knives until particles are size of peas. Combine egg & milk,
stir into flour mixture. Blend. Spread dough in well-greased pan. Spoon
berries & juice over top of dough. Blend together butter, 1/4 cup sugar & 3
Tablespoons flour. Drop mixture by spoonfuls over strawberries. Bake 35-40
minutes at 400. Serve warm with cream.
MRS WILLIAM (CHERYL) MARTIN
From the The Bliss of Cooking Returns, Fort Bliss Officers Wives Club,
Ft. Bliss, TX. Downloaded from Glen’s MM Recipe Archive,
Yields
8 Servings