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05/18/2004

Old Fashioned Blackberry Cobbler

For biscuit dough:
1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
2 TBL sugar
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
5 TBL cold butter, cut in small pieces
1/2 cup milk
Whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Cut butter into mixture
using two knifes or a pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse
breadcrumbs. Add in milk and mix only until dough binds together. Gently
knead a few times to bring all dough together and dust with flour. Roll or
pat out dough to 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick. Cut into shapes, strips for lattice,
or roll into small, slightly flattened balls to be placed on top of fruit.

For fruit:
3 pints blackberries
1/2 to 1 cup sugar
2 TBL cornstarch
1 tsp grated lime zest
Wash and pat dry berries. Combine sugar, cornstarch and lime zest and mix
into berries.

Assembly:
Preheat oven to 375F. Spread fruit mixture evenly in baking dish. Cover, as
desired, with biscuit mixture. Brush with sugar glaze or sprinkle top with
additional sugar. Bake until the top is golden brown and the fruit juices
are slightly thickened, about 45-50 minutes. Let cool slightly before
serving, and serve with whipped cream, chilled heavy cream, or ice cream.

*My mother always made this cobbler for my father after he went berry pickin' for wild blackberries.

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05/12/2004

3 cups of thinly sliced green tomatoes
1 unbaked pie shell

Mix together:
1 1/2 cups of sugar
1/4 teaspoon of salt
5 teaspoons of grated lemon rind
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
5 Tablespoons of lemon juice
2 Tablespoons of butter

Layer the sliced green tomatoes into the unbaked pie shell, sprinkling each layer with the mixture of the other ingredients. Place the top crust on the pie and bake for 35 to 40 minutes at 350 degrees.

*Grandmother also used the abundance of green tomatoes to make fried green tomatoes, which were a hit with most of the family.

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04/21/2004

My mother has taught me so very many things, large and small, but the basics are as follows:
I've learned that life is so much easier if I just be myself. This is living life openly and honestly, and saves time, energy, heartache, and misunderstanding in any situation, or in any relationship.
I've learned that life IS what it IS, people are who they are, and any attempts to pretend otherwise (or any illusions I have about changing them) are just that pretensions and illusions.
I've learned that martyrs do not make good mommies, and sometimes the best thing I can do for my children is to be good to me. In addition, any attempts by me to live my life through my children means it's time for me to get a life.
I've learned that parents are human, too which helps me be more accepting of my own frailties and failings in dealing with my children. We all do the best we can as parents, and pray that love can overcome our humanity.
I've learned that sparing someone's feelings about small things is polite, but that with life-impacting situations, it's depriving them of essential information that they may need to make decisions about their life.
I've learned that women can be strong and feminine; that it's our femininity that IS our strength. Essential characteristics that nurture, support, protect, and love are what make women unique.
I've learned that a sense of humor is essential for survival, because to laugh at life and at myself allows me to maintain my perspective on life.
I've learned that I have the answers that I need to live my life within me, if I just be still enough and look deep enough to understand.
I haven't always made the best decisions for my life, and like all of us, I make mistakes. When asked about a particular decision that I had made, she replied,
"She is 40+ years old. Everything that I have to say about this decision is already in her head. She knows."
As usual, she was right. I did know.
I just loved her for that.
Mom died from breast cancer and complications from cerebral vascular accident (CVA) on October 09, 1998…..but she lives on in my heart. Macomb or mccomb

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