Don't you just love the smell of a cobbler baking in the oven? That aroma is so wonderful that it is hard to wait for it to cool down enough to eat!
Do you know the difference between
a Cobbler, a Crisp, a Crumble, a Brown Betty, a Buckle, a Grunt, or a Slump?

It is a heavy question!

Well, let me try to clarify this for you.

All of these desserts are simply baked fruit with a crust!

Some are under a crust of flaky pie crust, some under biscuits, some under a crumble mixture, I've even had some under crunchy buttered granola!

My recipe for Strawberry Rhubarb Cobbler has a biscuit topping. I hope you enjoy it...and don't forget the vanilla ice cream! It is like unAmerican to eat warm cobbler without a big scoop of vanilla ice cream!

FILLING:
1 1/4 cups sugar
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 1/2 teaspoons orange rind
6 cups rhubarb, coarsely chopped
3 cups sliced strawberries
TOPPING:
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
3 tablespoons sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons margarine, chilled
1 cup buttermilk

1. In large bowl, combine sugar, flour, cinnamon and orange rind. Add rhubarb and strawberries; toss well. Spread mixture in 13 x 9 in. baking dish. Bake in 400F oven 10 minutes.
2. In large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Using fingers or two knives, cut in margarine until mixture resembles small peas. With fork, stir in buttermilk just until soft dough forms.
3. Drop by tablespoonfuls in 12 mounds on top of hot fruit filling. Bake in 400F (200C) oven 25 minutes or until topping is golden brown and has risen.