"Gooseberry Cobbler"

- Gooseberries are abundant in the United States! -

 

INGREDIENTS:
Serving Size: 6    
2  cups  Flour
1/2 cups Corn meal plus 2 Tb
1/2 tsp Baking powder
1 tsp Salt
3/4 cup Butter or margarine
3/4 cup Boiling water
2 ea  Cans (15 oz) sweetened Whole gooseberries
1 tsp Honey
Juice of 1/2 lemon

  Sift the flour with 1/2 cup corn meal, baking powder
  and salt.  Using pastry blender or two knives, cut in
  butter or margarine. Quickly add the boiling water,
  mixing in well.  Divide the dough in half, and pat
  half of it in a buttered 8"x8"x2" baking pan.
  Sprinkle with 1 Tb corn meal. Mash half of the
  gooseberries in their syrup, then stir in remaining
  gooseberries, honey and lemon juice; pour over the
  dough. Top with remaining dough; sprinkle with
  remaining Tb corn meal. Bake in very hot oven (425F)
  oven for 30 minutes, or until top is lightly browned.
  Cut into squares and serve.