MOCK MINCE MEAT
One cup sugar
1 cup molasses
1 cup vinegar
1 1/2 cups bread crumbs
4 cups of water
1 cup of raisins
1 oz. cloves, cinnamon
2 level teaspoons Wyandotte soda
Will make 3 pies.
MINCE PIE WITHOUT MEAT
One peck of green tomatoes, chop fine and drain in colander, 4 lbs. of brown sugar, 2 cups of raisins, butter size of an egg, 2 tablespoons spice, 2 of cinnamon, 1 of cloves, 1 of salt, 1 dessertspoon black pepper, 1/2 cup vinegar, 1/2 cup boiled cider or other syrup. Simmer 2 or 3 hours.
Good Crust for Chicken Pie
Three cups flour, 2 rounding teaspoonfuls Royal baking powder, 2 tablespoonfuls melted butter, 1 cup milk, 1 egg, 1 teaspoonful salt.
JACKIE PIERS' MERINGUE CRUST
3 egg whites
1/2 tsp. baking powder
Beat until stiff - add 1 cup sugar, 10 soda crackers crushed and 1/2 cup chopped nuts. Bake in well greased 10" pie pan at 300° for 30 minutes. Cool. Fill with fresh strawberries (or other fresh fruit) and top with whipped cream.
FROZEN RASPBERRY PIE
1 - 10 oz frozen raspberries (thawed)
1 Cup sugar
2 egg whites
1 Tbsp lemon juice
dash salt
Beat above ingredients with electric beater for 15 minutes or until stiff. Add 1 cup whipping cream whipped or 2 cups Cool Whip. Add 1/4 chopped toasted almonds. Pour into a 9" baked pie shell or graham cracker crust. Place in refrigerator for 4 hours or more. It may also be frozen.
Raw Pumpkin Pie
One coffeecup of grated raw pumpkin, one teacup of sugar, two teacups of milk, one egg; salt and spice to taste. Bake an hour.
Bakewell Patties
Break in a basin one egg; add the yolks of six more; beat in a half pound of sugar, when dissolved add half a pound of warm butter; beat the whole until if forms a custard; line the patty-pans with nice paste and spread with raspberry or strawberry preserves, then pour on as much of the custard as will make it a quarter, of an inch thick. Bake in a quick oven.
Mother's Cracker Pie
One teacup of grated cracker, two small cups of water, one of molasses, one of sugar, two-thirds of a cup of chopped raisins, one-fourth of a cup of citron, same of zante currants, one-half a cup of butter, two-thirds of a cup of vinegar, one teaspoon of cloves, cinnamon and salt each; stir well; roll the pastry thin. Makes two medium sized pies.
Peach Custard Pie
Peel and halve the peaches, lay them on the crust, hollow side up, sprinkle with sugar; take one egg, a tablespoonful of sugar, a pinch of salt; beat together; add milk enough to cover the peaches and bake.
Whipped Cream Pie
Sweeten with white sugar, one teacup of very thick sweet cream; make as cold as possible without freezing, and flavor with lemon or vanilla to taste; beat until as light as eggs for frosting, and keep cool until the crust is ready; make crust moderately rich, prick well with a fork to prevent blistering, bake, spread on the cream, and to add finish put bits of jelly over the top. The above will make two pies.