MOLASSES PRUNE PIE

2 cups cooked, pitted prunes

¼ cup prune juice

¾ cup GRANDMA’S MOLASSES

3 egg yolks, beaten

1 tablespoon lemon juice

1 teaspoon grated lemon rind

¼ cup butter or margarine, melted

¹/₁₆ teaspoon cloves

Pastry for 2-crust, 9-inch pie

Heat oven to 450° F. (hot). Chop prunes. Add prune juice, molasses, egg yolks, lemon juice and rind, butter or margarine, and cloves. Pour into a 9-inch pie pan lined with unbaked pastry. Roll remaining pastry ⅛-inch thick. Cut into strips, ½ inch wide; twist, and place over filling in criss-cross pattern. Seal ends to bottom crust; trim and flute edge. Bake 10 minutes in hot oven (450° F.); reduce heat to moderate (350° F.) and bake 30 minutes or until pastry has browned.

YIELD: 6 servings.