Berry-Time Once Again

The first black raspberry cobbler of the season has been baked and devoured!  Oh how my family loves fresh black raspberries.  My dad and mom grow the berries in their backyard and dad is the designated picker because after all, there is an art to picking berries (only the ripe, get them all, beat the birds to the berries). The first cobbler is a tradition that signals summer is here and joy abounds.  News travels fast and before you know it, my dining room is filled with hungry cobbler gobblers.  It is served hot out of the oven with premium vanilla ice cream.I will share my family recipe
Credit for photo   http://www.wildmanstevebrill.com/Plants.Folder/BlackRaspberry.html

Ingredients:

• 1 cup unsalted butter
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 1/4 cups sugar, divided
• Pinch of salt
• 1 cup milk
• 2 cups fresh black raspberries
• 1 teaspoon vanilla  Melt butter and pour into 9x13 pan
  Stir 1 cup of sugar through 2 cups berries
  Pour over melted butter
  Mix flour, salt, remaining sugar, milk and vanilla
  Spoon batter over berries and spread with spoon
  Bake at 350 degrees for 1hour    Yummy!  Serve hot with vanilla ice cream