Heat oven to 400 degrees.
Mix 1/2 cup sugar, the cornstarch and cinnamon in 2-qt. saucepan.
Stir in
peaches and lemon juice. Cook over medium heat stirring constantly,
until mixture thickens and boils. Boil and stir 1 minute.
Pour into ungreased
2-qt casserole; keep peach mixture hot in oven.
Cut shortening into flour, 1 tablespoon sugar, baking powder and salt in a
medium bowl, using pastry blender or crisscrossing 2 knives,
until mixture looks like fine crumbs. Stir in milk. Drop dough by 6
teaspoonfulls onto hot peach mixture.
Bake about 30 minutes or until topping is golden brown. Serve warm...