Are you getting ready for a camping trip to West Virginia?  Time to go get that tent out and make sure it’s fully functional.   All the stakes, poles and flys ready to go?  Check.

And what goes well with camping?  Try berries.

How great is that?

West Virginia is well known for blackberry bushes, and here at Songerville’s campground you can find yourself plenty of bushes to pick from.   There’s even a cherry tree by our main building, and that tree just happens to be overloaded with cherries this year.

Decide what kind of cobbler you want to make. If you don’t want to go pick some berries out in the woods (why wouldn’t you?), then go to your store and buy some berry filling.  But, just so you know, it’s not going to be near as good.

Okay, here are the ingredients:

• 2 cups Bisquick
• 1 1/3 cup milk
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• Berries

If you have a dutch oven, great.  And if not, you can use an aluminum square pan.  I’m for the aluminum square pan -no dishwashing- but there’s also the question of recycling.  For easy cleanup with the dutch oven you will want to line it with heavy duty aluminum foil.

Start that campfire!  You will want to put your pan on the bed of coals for approx. 10 to 15 minutes to preheat.

Mix all of your ingredients except for the berries of your choice.  Remove your pan from the coals and be careful not to burn yourself. Pour in your fruit, and remember if your using fresh berries to clean them first.

Next pour your mixed batter over top of your berries. You can add some cinnamon on top of the batter for some extra spice.   Put your pan back on the coals.

Place a piece of aluminum of foil over top of your pan, and if you have a dutch oven put your lid on it.   Bake it until it’s golden brown on top, approx. 45 minutes.   Once brown on top, remove and let cool.

Time to eat. If you like some ice cream on it, come to the outfitter’s store and grab a pint.  And, you know, you could even bring us a piece of your cobbler to try!