, 1/2
cup milk, 1 cup sugar, the yolks of 4 eggs, 1 whole egg and 1/2
tablespoonful butter; pare and grate the pineapple; then mix it with
the sugar and other ingredients; melt the butter before adding it;
line a deep pie plate with fine pie crust, cover with buttered
paper, fill it with dry peas and bake till done; take it from the
oven, remove the paper and peas, fill in the pineapple mixture and
bake till done; in the meantime make the meringue, as follows:--

Beat the 4 whites to a stiff froth and mix it with 1 tablespoonful
powdered sugar; when pie is done draw it to front of oven, spread
over the meringue and return the pie for a few minutes to oven again
till the meringue is a light brown; serve ice cold. This will make 1
large pie, sufficient for a family of 8 persons.

684. +Prune Pie.+-- Wash and soak 1 pound prunes for 4 hours in cold
water, drain them in a colander, remove the stones, put the prunes
in a dish, pour over 1 cup cold water and let them stand over night;
next morning line 2 pie plates with crust, put in the prunes with
the liquor, sprinkle over some sugar and a little flour, cover with
top crust and bake till light brown and well done. Another way
is:--Stew the prunes in a little water, remove the stones, sweeten
the prunes with sugar, add the juice of 1/2 lemon and finish as above.

685. +Peach Pie.+-- Pare and slice some large, ripe peaches; line a
pie plate with crust, fill it with the peaches, sprinkle over some
sugar and bake with an upper crust.

686. +Peach Meringue Pie.+-- Line a large, deep pie plate with a rich
pie crust, brush the surface of crust over with the beaten white of
egg and sprinkle over 2 tablespoonfuls finely sifted bread or
cracker crumbs; take 1 can preserved peaches, drain off the liquor,
put them in the pie plate (with the hollow side up), sprinkle over a
little flour, a few spoonfuls sugar, pour over some of the liquor
and bake in a medium hot oven till done; in the meantime make the
meringue, as follows:--Beat the whites of 5 eggs to a froth, mix
them with 2 tablespoonfuls powdered sugar and flavor with a little
essence of vanilla; when pie is done draw it to front of oven,
spread over the meringue and bake for a few minutes longer; remove
it from the oven and set the pie in a cool place; serve cold;
sufficient for 10 persons.

687. +Peach Mountain Pie.+-- Pare 1 dozen medium sized peaches; line
a large deep pie plate with pie crust, fill the plate with the wh