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CREAM FILLINGS

2 cups milk (scalded) Y2 cup sugar
2 egg yolks (beaten) 3 tablespoons cornstarch
Y2 teaspoon salt
Mix sugar, salt and cornstarch together; add cold milk and blend. Add scalding
milk gradually and cook in top of double boiler 15 minutes stirring constantly until
mixture thickens. Pour a small amount of the hot mixture over egg yolks, stirring
rapidly. Return to double boiler and cook 3 minutes longer. Add vanilla and cool.

BUTTERSCOTCH PIE

2 cups milk 2 eggs beaten
1 cup brown sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla
4 tablespoons butter Salt

4 tablespoons flour
Melt 2 tablespoons butter in double boiler, add flour, blend; add milk and stir
until thickened. Melt 2 tablespoons butter in sauce pan, add sugar and stir until it
forms a syrup, not too dark, add this to first mixture, add eggs and flavoring. Cook
3 minutes, pour in baked crust. When cold serve with whipped cream.

MINCE MEAT PIE

Ibs. brown sugar
tablespoons cinnamon
tablespoons mace
tablespoon cloves
tablespoon nutmeg
Ib. mixed peel tablespoon allspice
tablespoon salt cups fruit juice

Cook beef slowly until tender. Cool and put through meat grinder. Beef can
be eliminated if you wish just the fruit mix. Grind apples and peel. Cut raisins in
half. One cup of brandy may be used, using 3 cups fruit juice, pineapple or any
flavor desired. This can be baked in pie, 400 for 10 minutes and 350 for 40 minutes.
To preserve, bring to boiling point for 5 minutes and seal in jars.

Ibs. lean beef
Ibs. apples

Ib. suet (fine)

. seeded raisins
Ibs. currants

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CUSTARD PIE

4 eggs Y% teaspoon salt
22 cups milk Ya teaspoon vanilla
Y2 cup sugar Y2 teaspoon nutmeg

Mix well, bake in uncooked shell.

LEMON CAKE PIE

1 cup sugar 2 eggs

2 lemons, juice and rind Yq cup flour

3 tablespoons butter Y2 teaspoon salt
1 cup milk

Sift sugar, flour and salt. Add melted butter, lemons, milk and yolks well
beaten. Add last: white of eggs beaten stiff. Pour in unbaked shell, bake slowly.
Serve with whipped cream.

PUMPKIN PIE

1% cups pumpkin 1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 cup white sugar Yq teaspoon salt

2% cups milk VY cup molasses if desired
Ya teaspoon vanilla Nutmeg or cloves if desired
1 teaspoon ginger

Mix well together and bake in uncooked shell. Bake 10 minutes at 450 degrees
and 30 minutes at 325 degrees. Serve with whipped cream.