Pastry
"Oh, pie, so oft dispised, maligned, Yet to the Yankee heart most dear So great they merits do we find, An honor place we give thee here."
The Recipes
Lemon Sponge Pie
1 cup milk 1 cup sugar 2 eggs 2 tbsp. flour 1 tbsp. butter pinch of salt Cream butter and…
Banana Pie
2 eggs 1 tbsp. butter 1 cup sugar 1 cup boiling water 2 tbsp. flour pinch of salt 1 tsp…
Pineapple Pie (Two eggs cups sugar tbsp flour)
Two eggs, 11/2 cups sugar, 2 tbsp. flour, butter size of an egg, 1 can grated pineapple…
Pineapple Pie (Yolks of three eggs use whites)
Yolks of three eggs, use whites for meringue. 1 cup grated pineapple, 1 cup cream, sugar…
Rice Pie
1 cup sweet milk, beaten yolks of two eggs, 1/2 cup sugar, 1/2 cup boiled rice, piece…
Summer Squash Pie
1 cup sugar, 1 heaping cup of sifted squash, 1 heaping tbsp. of sifted flour, a little…
Squash Pie
1 cup sugar, 1 tbsp. butter, 2 eggs, 1 heaping tbsp. flour, 1/2 tsp. salt, 1/4 tsp…
Pumpkin Pie
One heaping cup steamed pumpkin, 1 cup brown sugar, 1 egg, 1 tsp. cinnamon (scant), 1/2…
Old Fashioned Mock Mince Pie
Mix together 1 cup of bread crumbs, 1/2 cup of vinegar, 1 cup seeded raisins, 1 cup of…
Mince Meat
6 lbs. of lean fresh beef, boiled tender, chopped fine when cold; 1 lb. suet chopped…
New England Mince Meat
4 lbs. beef 8 lbs. apples 1 lb. suet 3 lbs. raisins 2 lbs. currants 1/2 lb. citron 1 lb…
Reliable Mince Meat
1 bowl ground beef juice 2 oranges 1 bowl suet juice 1 lemon 1 bowl cider 6 tsp. salt 4…