Fresh Fruit or Berry Pies - American Recipe

Fresh Fruit or Berry Pies

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Classic American fresh fruit or berry pies — simple, satisfying home baking.

Ingredients

Method

1. Apples — should be cut in quarters, cored, peeled, and thinly sliced.
2. Peaches — should be peeled, cut in half, stoned, and sliced.
3. Cherries — or plums should have the stones removed.
4. Strawberries, raspberries, gooseberries, etc., should be thoroughly washed in cold water, and allowed to drain.
5. Cranberries — should be cooked in accordance with the directions for Cranberry Sauce (page 147).
6. In — using any uncooked fruits or berries above mentioned, fill the lower crust of the pie with the prepared fruit.
7. Pour — over this from ½ to a full cup of sugar, into which one tablespoon of flour has been mixed.
8. The — amount of sugar will depend upon the relative sweetness of the fruit used.
9. In — the case of apple pie, the flour should be omitted, but the pie should be flavored with ½ teaspoon of spice or 1 tablespoon of lemon juice.
10. Any — fruit or berry pie may be made richer by putting a few bits of butter on top of the filling before the top crust is placed over it.

Tags: berry · Source: The Plain Sailing Cook Book (1922)

Cross-References

• See (page 147)