r each pie 1/2 cup sugar and 1/2 cup
finely cut citron, add 2 tablespoonfuls currant or apple jelly,
cover with crust and bake till done.
677. +Apple Meringue Pie.+-- Press 1 pint stewed apples through a
sieve, sweeten to taste and add the juice of 1/2 lemon, a little
grated nutmeg and the yolks of 4 eggs; line a pie plate with crust,
cover with buttered paper, fill the plate with dried peas and bake
till crust is a light brown; remove paper and peas, fill in the
mixture, return pie to oven and bake till done; in the meantime beat
the 4 whites to a stiff froth and add 1 tablespoonful powdered sugar
and a little essence of lemon; when pie is done draw it to front of
oven, spread over the meringue and let it remain for a few minutes
longer in oven; then take it out and serve when cold.
678. +Dried Apple Pie.+-- Wash 1/2 pound dried apples, put them in a
saucepan with plenty of cold water, cover and place saucepan over
the fire and stew till done; then add 1 cup sugar; pour the apples
into a dish and set aside; when cold line 2 pie plates with fine pie
crust, brush the surface of crust over with beaten egg and sprinkle
over some bread or zwieback crumbs; fill in the stewed apples, cover
with crust and bake till done. Dried peaches or apricots can be used
the same way.
679. +Tutti Frutti Pie.+-- Pare and cut fine 10 large tart apples,
put them with 2 tablespoonfuls butter in a saucepan over the fire
and add 6 tablespoonfuls sugar, 2 tablespoonfuls finely cut citron,
1/2 cup seedless raisins, the same quantity of well washed currants
and the grated rind of 1/2 orange or lemon; stir this over the fire
till apples are soft and add 1/2 cup currant or apple jelly; line a
pie plate with fine pie crust, fill the plate full with the apples,
cover with crust, in which a small opening should be cut in center,
and bake till done; boil the peels and cores of apples with a little
water till tender; strain them through a jelly bag, return the
liquid to saucepan and boil 10 minutes; add to 1 cup liquid 1 cup
sugar and boil 5 minutes longer; when pie is done take it from the
oven, put a small funnel into the opening in center, pour carefully
some of the apple syrup through the funnel into the pie and serve
when cold.
680. +Cherry Pie.+-- Line a pie plate with crust and remove the pits
from 1 quart nice, ripe cherries; fill the fruit into the plate,
sprinkle over some sugar and dust over a little flour; cover with
top crust, with
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