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She dropped a handful of berries into her container, then reached carefully for
more. “I know.”
“Mom used to send me blackberry picking. I’d forgotten how scratched up I got.
Somehow it made the berries sweeter.” He picked a berry, plopped it into his mouth, and
savored the tart-sweet taste.
She laughed. “You won’t have any to take home if you keep eating them, my
mom used to say. Ow.”
When she stepped back, Jared noticed a cane had attached itself to one leg of her
thin slacks. “Hold on, I’ll get it loose.”
It was more easily said than done. Every time Jared got one thorn untangled,
another managed to embed itself in Althea’s pants leg. Finally he freed her, but not
before she suffered several more sharp pricks.
Blackberry Crisp
Ingredients:
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2
1
1
1
1
1
½
quart blackberries, washed and stemmed
T flour
cup flour
cup light brown sugar
stick (1/2 cup) butter, softened
tsp ground cinnamon
tsp ground nutmeg
tsp ground cloves
Instructions:
Preheat oven to 350° F. Mix blackberries with 2 T flour; place fruit mixture in a 9-inch
square pan. Mix all other ingredients, cutting butter in until the flour mixture resembles
coarse crumbs. Place flour mixture on topof fruit mixture. Bake for approximately 30
minutes, until topping is lightly browned. Serve topped with vanilla ice cream, if desired.
Author’s Bio:
Ann Josephson wrote COMING HOME and ENDURING LOVE for
Kensington’s Zebra Bouquet Romance line. She has also written as Sara Jarrod for
Berkley and Ann Jacobs for Red Sage. Her romances are chock full of emotion as well
as steamy love scenes. Both COMING HOME and ENDURING LOVE are readily
available through online booksellers and easily ordered by local bookstores. They have
been translated and sold in several languages in addition to English.
Ann loves to hear from readers (mail to: ann@annjosephson.com), and to have
friends drop in at her web site: http://www.annjosephson.com.
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