recipes

PIES
Mince Meat
Two and a half pounds lean meat, 1 pound suet;
cool in water it is cooked in; add 8 cupfuls of apples,
2 pounds chopped raisins, 1 pound currants, 1
pound dates, l/2 citron, shredded fine, 11/2 cupfuls
molasses, 1 quart sweet cider, 3 cupfuls brown sugar,
1V2 cupfuls white sugar, 2l/ 2 tablespoonfuls salt,
1 tablespoonful allspice, 1 tablespoonful cinnamon,
11/2 teaspoonfuls mace, 2 teaspoonfuls cloves, 1/ 2 teaspoonful
pepper, 1 nutmeg. Simmer this mixture
1 1 /2 hours. Add juice of 2 lemons, 1112 cupfuls preserved
strawberries.
Mrs. Sims.
1, 2, 3, 4 Pie Crust
One cupful flour, 2 tablespoonfuls lard rounding
full, 3 tablespoonfuls water. Salt.
Mrs. C. Den AdeI.
Raisin Pie
One cupful raisins, 1 cupful sugar, 1 cupful water,
1 tablespoonful flour, 1 tablespoonful vinegar,
a little cinnamon and butter. Boil until it thickens.
Bake with a double crust.
Mrs. 1. Hoebeck.
Chocolate Pie
One pint milk and square of chocolate, heated,
add % cupful sugar, yolks of 2 eggs, 1 teaspoonful
vanilla thickened with 1 large tablespoonful corn
starch. Have the crust baked and fill with the above
filling.
Mrs. C. C. Kline.
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