THE MANITOBA HEALTH COOK BOOK

Fresh Cherry Pie

3 c. cherries Rich pastry dough 3 T. flour
4 t. salt 1 c. sugar 1 T. butter
Y, t. almond flavoring

Line pie plate with dough and sprinkle with 2 T. very fine, dry
bread crumbs. Measure cherries after they have been stoned and
washed. Mix flourand sugar and sprinkle over cherries. Turn into
pie pan, add salt and flavoring and dot with butter. Cover with
top crust, cut 2 or 3 vents for steam to escape. Bake in hot, 450
deg. F. oven for 10 minutes. Reduce heat to 350 deg. F. and
bake 25 to 30 minutes longer until crust is nicely browned.

Mince Pie

Fill pastry lined pie plate with mince meat and cover with
pastry crust. Bake in oven, 450 deg. F., for 45 minutes.

Pineapple Pie
1 can pineapple Y *t. salt * Juice of 1 lemon
(grated) 1-3 c. flour 34 c. sugar
Drain juice from pineapple and heat. Mix flour, sugar and
salt and add juice of pineapple. Let come to a boil. Remove
from fire and add lemon juice and pineapple. Pour into paste
lined tin, cover with top paste crust. Bake in oven, 450 deg. F.
about half an hour. This makes 2 pies.

Pumpkin Pie

2 c. pumpkin 1% ec. milk Yt. nutmeg
Y, c. sugar YY, t. salt 3 eggs
Y, t. cloves 1 t. cinnamon

Add milk to pumpkin which has been cooked and strained o1
canned pumpkin can be used. Beat eggs and add to sugar, salt
gnd spices. Stir this into mixture. Fill partly baked pie crus!
and bake in oven until mixture is set and the crust fully baked.

(350 deg. F.)

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Fresh Blueberry Pie

3 c. blueberries 3 T. flour 34 c. sugar
1 t. lemon juice 1 T. butter Pastry for 2 crusts

Line fairly deep pie pan with pastry. Sprinkle thin layer of
dry, fine bread crumbs over this or brush with unbeaten egg white.
Mix sugar and flour and add to berries, turn into pan. Sprinkle
with lemon juice and dot with butter. Cover with top crust, crimp
edges well together and cut two or three vents for steam to escape.
Bake in hot 425 deg. F., oven for 15 minutes, reduce heat to 37
deg. F., and continue baking for 20 to 25 min. longer, until c
is nicely browned.

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