PUMPKIN PIE
⅔ cup sugar
1 tablespoon flour
½ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ginger
1 teaspoon cinnamon
⅛ teaspoon cloves
⅓ cup GRANDMA’S MOLASSES
2 cups mashed pumpkin or squash
3 eggs
1 cup undiluted evaporated milk or light cream
9-inch, unbaked pie crust
Heat oven to 400° F. (moderately hot). Mix first six ingredients. Add molasses, pumpkin or squash, and eggs. Mix well. Stir in milk or cream. Pour into a 9-inch pie pan lined with unbaked pastry. Bake 40 minutes or until knife inserted in center of filling comes out clean.
YIELD: 6 servings.
Sweet Potato Pie: Reduce sugar to ½ cup; replace pumpkin or squash with mashed sweet potatoes.