Blackberry Pie With Dumplings - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 c. plain flour
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. soda
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
1/2 c. shortening
1 stick margarine
1 qt. water
2 c. sugar
1 qt. blackberries

Preparation

Combine flour, salt, baking powder, soda and nutmeg.
Mix together with shortening and margarine until it resembles meal. Mix enough buttermilk to make a stiff dough.
Roll out on counter until thin.
Boil berries, sugar and water.
Cut dough into small dumplings.
Drop into boiling berries and cook for about 5 minutes. Let stand about 10 minutes in juice before serving.
This is really good with vanilla milk poured over it.