Quantity for 6 Persons.
- ⅓ lb. of cold butter
- 2¼ cups of flour
- 2 lbs. of peaches
- ¾ cup of sugar
- ¾ cup of cold water
Preparation: Prepare the pie crust as in [No. 16], but do not bake. Peel the peaches and remove the stones, then slice them, put into the pie and sprinkle the sugar over. Cover with the rest of the crust and bake to a nice brown color.
No. 22—SQUASH PIE.
Quantity for 6 Persons.
- ¼ lb. of butter
- ½ glass of water
- 1½ cups of flour
For the Filling.
- 1 pt. of squash
- 3 eggs
- 1 tsp. of vanilla
- 1 pinch of nutmeg
- ½ cup of cream or milk
- ½ tbsp. of corn starch
Preparation: Prepare the crust as in [No. 16], but do not bake it. Cook the squash, rub through a sieve or colander, add eggs, vanilla, nutmeg, cream, corn starch and put into the crust, bake 45 minutes.
No. 23—PUMPKIN PIE.