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Preheat a well-seasoned or non-stick Belgian or standard waffle iron.
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Preheat oven to 200 F. Finely chop bacon and in a skillet cook over moderate heat, stirring, until crisp.
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Into a large bowl sift together flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt and stir in buttermilk, egg, and bacon including bacon fat (about 1/4 cup) until smooth (batter will be very thick).
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Halve berries lengthwise.
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In a small saucepan simmer berries with syrup over moderately low heat 1 minute.
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Spoon batter into waffle iron (using 1 cup batter for two 4-inch-square Belgian waffles or four 4-inch-square standard waffles), spreading evenly, and cook according to manufacturer's instructions.
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Transfer waffles to a baking sheet and keep warm, uncovered, in middle of oven.
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Make more waffles with remaining batter in same manner.
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Serve waffles with blackberry syrup and garnish with blackberries.
