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      Title: Sourdough Cherry Dumplings
 Categories: Cobblers, Desserts
      Yield: 8 Servings
 
      6 c  Pitted sour cherries; fresh
           -or frozen, unsweetened
      1 c  White sugar
    1/2 c  Water
      1 c  Flour
    1/4 c  White sugar
    1/2 ts Salt
      1 ts Baking soda
      1 ts Baking powder
    1/4 c  Crisco; room temperature
      1 c  Sourdough; up to 1 1/2 c
 
  Put cherries, sugar (1 cup) and water in a 2-quart saucepan with a
  tight lid over high heat.
  
  Sift dry ingredients together into a mixing bowl. Blend in Crisco with
  fingertips. Stir in enough sourdough to make a very soft dough. When
  cherry mixture begins to boil, drop dumpling dough on top of cherries
  by spoonfulls. Put on lid. Turn heat down to low. Let cook 15
  minutes. Put dumplings into individual serving dishes, pour cherries
  over them. Serve with cream or ice cream on top. (Other fruit may be
  used in place of cherries, if desired.)
 
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