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This recipe works well with peaches or fresh sour cherries as well.

• 4 c quartered pitted prune plums
• ½ t salt
• 2 T quick cooking tapioca or 2 T cornstarch
• ⅓ c orange juice
• 2 T unsweetened shredded coconut
• 1½ c flour
• 3 t baking powder
• 2 T sugar
• 2 t grated orange rind
• ⅔ c milk
• pouring cream (optional)

Heat oven to 400 degrees.  Butter a 12 X 7 baking dish; add plums. Mix 1/4 cup sugar, tapioca and orange juice.

Drizzle over fruit.

Mix flour, baking power and sugar into a medium bowl. Add shortening and cut in finely. Stir in coconut and orange rind.

Add milk and mix lightly with fork to make a soft, puffy dough.Knead gently. Roll or pat into an oblong slightly smaller than baking dish and cut into 6 squares. Lay squares over fruit. Cut a small slash in centre of each and sprinkle lightly with sugar.

Bake until topping is nicely browned and fruit is bubbling; about 25 minutes.