INGREDIENTS

INSTRUCTIONS

Sift together flour and salt in a mixing bowl. Cut in shortening with
a pastry blender until mixture resembles large coarse crumbs.  Sprinkle
water over flour mixture, using a fork to stir it in gently  to make it
gather into a ball (the less water the better ~ just  enough to hold it
together). Turn out onto a lightly floured board  and shape with your
hands into two balls, one slightly larger than  the other. Chill dough
for 1 hour, then roll out ball to a  8" or 9"  circle. Now, mix sugar,
butter and all-purpose flour in a separate  bowl, then add a dash of
salt and stir in berries. Mix some of the  "crushed berries" into the
simple syrup. Mound about a cup of the  berry mixture onto the circle
of dough, fold over the edges to  enclose the filling. Repeat until all
dough and berries are used.  Preheat oven to 350f degrees. The enclosed
bundles of berries are  placed in a 9x13 baking pan. Over this a syrup
is poured to the depth  of the first knuckle of my grandmother's index
finger (maybe about  one inch). I'm guessing it was a simple sugar
syrup, but maybe with  the addition of some smashed blackberries. All
of this was cooked in  a 350 degree oven until it looked REALLY
good--brown and bubbly--with  the whole house smelling heavenly.
Seenote; Simple Syrup 2 1/2 cups  sugar 3/4 cups light corn syrup 1 1/4
cups water Combine all  ingredients in a large saucepan. Stir over low
heat until sugar is  completely dissolved. When clear, wash down sides
of pan with a brush  dipped in cold water. Cover saucepan for 5 minutes
to allow steam to  dissolve any remaining sugar crystals. Uncover and
increase the heat.  Boil without stirring for 5 minutes. cool, pour
into jars, and cover  tightly. Store at room temperature. Makes about 2
3/4 cups.  From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at
www.synapse.com/~gemini

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients)
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Calories: 694
Calories From Fat: 348
Total Fat: 39g
Cholesterol: 53.4mg
Sodium: 246.7mg
Potassium: 229.5mg
Carbohydrates: 82.9g
Fiber: 6.7g
Sugar: 45.4g
Protein: 5.8g