PIE PASTRY

Two cups flour, 2 heaping tb. lard, salt, enough water to hold together. This is enough for 2 pies.

NEVER FAIL PIE CRUST

Eight heaping tb. flour, 2 heaping tb. lard, 4 tb. water, salt. Mix well, but do not knead on board, press together, then roll out.

DELICIOUS APPLE PIE

Cut apples up finely and put in the crust as usual. Cook together 1 large cup light brown sugar, 1 large t. flour, butter, a little salt and water enough to moisten good. When it gets syrupy but not thick, take off the fire. While still warm pour over apples and add top crust. Bake. This takes less time to bake.

APPLE CUSTARD PIE

Three cups of milk, 4 eggs, 1 cup sugar, 2 cups of thick stewed apples, strained through colander. Beat eggs lightly, mixe with apples, milk and sugar. Flavor with nutmeg. Bake with 1 crust. This makes 2 big pies.

BANANA PIE

Line a deep plate with a rich crust and bake a delicate brown. Filling- One scant cup of sugar, 2 tb. of flour, 1 t. of butter creamed into this. Two egg yolks beaten in next, 1 cup of boiling water, a pinch of salt. Cook until thick, stirring, add a little vanilla and cool. Put in crust a layer of sliced bananas, then layer of cream, making 2 layers of each. Beat the whites of the eggs with 2 t. of sugar, spread on top and brown slightly.

BUTTERSCOTCH PIE

One cup brown sugar, 2 tb. cornstarch, 2 tb. butter, pinch of salt, yolks of 2 eggs, 1 tb. vanilla, 2 c. milk, 1 c. water. Blend all these together and cook in double boiler until thick. Pour into baked crust, using the whipped egg whites for meringue.

BUTTERSCOTCH PIE

One tablespoon butter, 1 cup brown sugar, 1 tb. flour, 1 cup milk, 1 egg. Melt butter in skillet, add the sugar and 4 tb. of the milk. Cook 5 minutes, then add the flour, milk and yolk of egg which has been previously stirred smooth together. Cook until it thickens, stirring all the time. Pour in baked crust and make meringue of egg white and brown sugar and place on top and brown.

BERRY PIE (TWO CRUST)

Sprinkle bottom pie crust with sugar and a little butter and add, well blended, 1 pt. berries, 4 t. flour, 1 c. sugar and 1 t. butter.

CAKE PIE

One cup of sugar, 2 tb. flour, 1 tb. butter, 2 egg yolks, 1 cup of milk, 1 lemon, the juice and a little of the grated rind. Two well beaten egg whites stirred in last. Pour into crust and bake about 30 minutes as you would a crusted pie.