PLAIN PASTRY (2 crusts)
1 1/2 cupfuls flour 1 teaspoonful baking powder 1/2 teaspoonful salt 1/4 to 1/2 cupful fat or 1/6 to 1/3 cupful oil Ice water
Mix the dry ingredients, cut in the fat slightly; then add just enough water to hold the ingredients together. Chill; then roll out (one crust at a time).
Pastry should be baked in a hot oven. A pastry shell containing no filling should be baked at 400 degrees F., for 15 to 20 minutes.
Bake a one crust pie on the outside of a pie pan; it should be pricked with a fork before baking.
The pastry trimmings should be utilized. They may be made into tarts or cheese straws.
LEMON PIE
3 tablespoonfuls flour 3 tablespoonfuls corn-starch 1 cupful sugar 2 cupfuls boiling water 2 egg yolks Juice and grated rind of 1 lemon 1 tablespoonful butter 1/4 teaspoonful salt
MERINGUE
2 egg whites 2 tablespoonfuls powdered sugar