| 1 cupful flour 4 tablespoonfuls Crisco | 1/3 teaspoonful salt 1/4 teaspoonful baking powder |
| 3 tablespoonfuls boiling water | |
Sift flour, salt and baking powder into basin, rub Crisco lightly into them, then stir in boiling water. Cool paste before using, or it will be too sticky to handle.
Sufficient for one pie.
Butterscotch Pie
| 1 egg 1 cupful dark brown sugar 1 cupful milk 3 tablespoonfuls flour 2 tablespoonfuls Crisco | 3 tablespoonfuls water 1/4 teaspoonful salt 1 tablespoonful powdered sugar 1 baked crust 1 teaspoonful vanilla extract |
Put yolk of egg into saucepan, add brown sugar, flour, milk, water, Crisco, salt, and vanilla. Stir over fire until it thickens and comes to boiling point. Pour into baked pie shell. Beat up white of egg, then beat powdered sugar into it. Spread on top of pie and brown lightly in oven.
Sufficient for one pie.
Rhubarb Custard Pie
| 1 cupful cut rhubarb 1 cupful sugar 1 tablespoonful flour 1 tablespoonful melted Crisco | 2 eggs 1/2 teaspoonful ginger extract 1 cupful milk Crisco pastry |