PRUNE PIE
- Prune, marmalade, 1 pint.
- Egg, 1.
- Lemon, 1.
- Sugar, ½ cup.
To the marmalade add the grated rind and juice of the lemon, sugar, and beaten yolk of egg; put into a pie-pan lined with good paste and bake till the crust is done; remove from oven and meringue with the white of the egg.
APPLE PIE
Line a pie-pan with rich paste, sprinkle over the bottom a little flour and sugar. Fill with apples cut in thin slices. The pan should be slightly rounding full. Sprinkle a little flour and sugar, according to the tartness of the fruit. Add two tablespoonfuls of water, and a few small pieces of butter. Moisten the edge of the paste and put on the upper crust, press down the edges, trim, make several perforations in the top to allow the steam to escape, brush the crust with a little milk, and bake about forty-five minutes.
RHUBARB PIE
- Pie paste.
- Rhubarb, 4 cups.
- Sugar, 1 large cup.
- Nutmeg.
- Salt.
- Flour.
Line a pie plate with paste rolled a little thicker than a dollar. Strip the skin off the rhubarb and cut the stalk into half-inch lengths. Fill the plate an inch deep, and to a quart of rhubarb add a large cup of sugar. Sprinkle a pinch of salt, and a grating of nutmeg on top, with a little flour. Cover with a rich crust and bake in a quick oven until the pie loosens from the dish.
BLUEBERRY PIE
Line a pie-pan with pie paste. Put in the berries half an inch deep, and to one quart of berries put a teacup of brown sugar; sift a teaspoonful of flour over, a pinch of salt, and a little grated nutmeg. Cover with the top crust, pressing down the edges tightly. Trim and bake in a good oven forty-five minutes. This pie is the typical berry pie.