Pies
Mince Meat (Seven pounds of good lean beef)
Seven pounds of good lean beef, boil until tender, two and one-half pounds of beef suet chopped very fine, one tablespoonful salt, one…
Mince Meat (Boil two pounds of good beef)
Boil two pounds of good beef until tender, let it get cold, then chop fine; mince a pound of pure beef suet until it is almost a powder…
Apple Pie (Roll a piece of flaky pie)
Roll a piece of flaky pie crust to the thickness desired. Place on a pie pan or dish, shaping it carefully to the dish, and cut off around…
Apple Pie (Roll the paste and fill)
Roll the paste and fill with apples as above. Dust lightly with salt only, fit on the upper crust, but do not press the crust together at…
Apple Pie (Cut up the fruit into not too)
Cut up the fruit into not too thin slices; lay it on your dish and sprinkle some sugar among it; line the dish with good pastry; put in the…
Apple Pie (Place upon a pie pan or pie)
Place upon a pie pan or pie plate a piece of flaky pie crust the thickness desired, shaping it carefully to the dish, and cut off around…
Filling for Pumpkin Pie
Mix one cupful each of milk and dry steamed and sifted pumpkin, half cupful of sugar, two tablespoonfuls each of molasses and melted…
Hubbard Squash Pie
Mix one cupful each of milk and dry steamed and sifted hubbard squash, one cup of sugar, two tablespoonfuls of melted butter, one even…
Lemon Pie
One cupful of sugar, one and one-half cupfuls of boiling water, yolks of two eggs, one cupful of grated bread crumbs, one lemon. Stir all…
Frosted Currant Pie
One cupful of ripe currants, mashed fine, one cupful of sugar, one-half cupful of water, yolks of two eggs, one tablespoonful of flour…
Cranberry Pie
Into one cupful of pastry flour, mix quarter of a teaspoonful of salt; then chop in one tablespoonful of lard. Mix with cold water into a…
Filling for Cranberry Pie
Allow half cupful of water, one and a half cupfuls of sugar for one pint of cranberries. Cook seven to fourteen minutes, without stirring.
Apple Strudels
Roll out a piece of egg pastry until it is large enough to cover a pie tin, but only half as thick as flaky pie crust. Cover it nearly to…
Raspberry Pie
To two cupfuls of raspberries add one cupful of ripe currants and one heaping cupful of granulated sugar, with which a tablespoonful of…
Strawberry Pie (Two cupfuls of strawberries)
Two cupfuls of strawberries, three-fourths of a cupful of granulated sugar, one tablespoonful of flour. Mix the sugar with the flour, then…
Raisin Pie
One cupful of chopped raisins, grated rind of one lemon, juice of one lemon in a cup, fill the cup full of sugar, one egg well beaten…
Lemon Pie with Raisins
Three good-sized lemons, roll until soft. Put the juice in a dish, picking out all seeds, chop the peel very fine. Seed and chop a large…
Cream Pie
One tablespoonful of flour, one pint of cream, threequarters of a cupful of sugar. Boil all together and flavor with a little nutmeg. Have…
Snow Pie
Make a smooth paste of two tablespoonfuls of cornstarch and three of cold water, pour on this paste one pint of boiling water, one cup of…
Strawberry Pie (Line a pie pan with paste fill)
Line a pie pan with paste, fill with white tissue paper, cover carefully with a sheet of paste, being careful not to press the edges of the…
Strawberry Pie (Line a pie pan with flaky)
Line a pie pan with flaky paste; fill with white tissue paper, cover carefully with a sheet of paste, being careful not to press the edges…
Blackberry Pie
Blackberry pie can be made in the same manner as strawberry pie. If the berries are very acid, the same quantity of sugar will be…
Cherry Pie
Pick over and wash two or three cupfuls of sour cherries, add to them one cupful of granulated sugar and a tablespoonful of flour mixed…
Damson Pie
Pies may be made of damson or other varieties of plums by following the method given for cherry pie. The sugar must be proportioned to suit…
Peach Pie
Line the sides of a granite or earthenware pudding dish with paste, fill with medium-sized ripe, but not soft, peaches, that have been…
Huckleberry Pie, or Whortleberry
To two cupfuls of huckleberries, add one-half cupful of ripe currants, a cupful of granulated sugar, with which a tablespoonful of flour…
Pieplant Pie
Wash the pieplant and cut in pieces half an inch long. Put it in a saucepan, cover with cold water, heat to a boiling point, then drain. To…
Gooseberry Pie
Cover the gooseberries with cold water, and heat to boiling point, and drain off the water. To two cupfuls of gooseberries one cupful of…