Blackberry Crisp

You could always tell it was summer because the Cluff kids had little purple fingers and, despite the 110º heat, long-sleeved shirts, jeans and moon boots. It was blackberry harvest time! Every morning the kids were sent out with a gallon milk jug with the spout cut out and a string tied through the handle to hang around the neck and directions to fill the gallon jug with blackberries. The ONLY thing that made it all worthwhile was Mom's brilliant blackberry crisp (and maybe homemade ice cream with crushed blackberries, too).

Preheat oven to 350º

Grease a long pan then fill it with:

6 cups blackberries

1 cup sugar (on top of the fruit)

In a bowl mix:

2 cups brown sugar

1 cup flour

1 cup oatmeal

1 cube margarine or butter

1 tablespoon cinnamon

Pour mixture over the fruit. Bake till bubbly (about 20-25 minutes). Best served warm with homemade vanilla ice cream. Yummy!