The Monte Vista journal., 1907-11-23
PIES NOT HARMFUL
THAT 10, PROVIDING THEY ARE
PROPERLY MADE.
Impsrfsetiy Prepared, the Strongest
Digestion Has Much to Do to
Cope with Thsm-Msthod
Of Making Pastry.

o. making PAotTy'
do you believe in pies?" asked .
prim-looking student Of an up-to-date
cooking teacher.
YES" responded the teacher
promptly. for those who can digest
them"
And the philosophy Of pie diet lies
in her answer. Pies will not hurt the
man or woman who has a perfect d.
gestion and leads an active life, par
ticularly the active. outdoor life. They
are lead on the stomach Of the man
or woman who hives . sedentary life
and who has never known what per-
feet health is. And as there are many
men and women in cities and outside
who have good digestions. despite the
prevalence OF nervous prostration.
why not give them an occasional pie
a. a special treat?
First. as to the pastry for the
foundation. II you want good old
fashioned crust with . slight aid to
digestion added try this recipe. In
which baking powder is introduced:
Three cups sifted -four. one-half cup
OF lard, one and one-half cups butter.
one-half teaspoon Of baking powder.
one cup cold water. Sift the baking
powder into the flour. cut the lard in
to the flour with silver knife and
mix It into a smooth paste with the
water. Set away on ice for Is min
utes. Press the milk and salt out o!
the butter with q clean. cold. wet
towel and -four 1t lightly. Now roll
out your dough on well.houred
board. lay the butter on It. fold over
and roll out until 1t 10 half an inch
thick. Turn 1t over. fold each end in
to the middle. flour lightly and roll
out again. Repeat this process at
least three times and the butter will
be worked into the flour without .
touch of your warm hands. Heat
makes pastry heavy. This pastry Is
better II It remains ON Ice for half .
day or more before using.
Here are filings for the paste:
Cream Pie-In q double boiler place
one pint of sweet milk when boiling
hot add two tablespoonfuls Of dour
and two Of cornstarch rubbed smooth
In q little cold milk. Beat the yolks
Of two eggs into half cup Of granu-
lated sugar and turn into the thick.
ened milk. Boil. stirring constantly.
until the eggs are set remove from
the nre. cool and flavor with vanilla
or lemon. Pour into pie tins already
lined with the pastry and bake in the
oven. That IL. the under crust Is
baked before the nlling II added. Over
the top Of the filling spread . mer-
ingue made Of the whites Of two
eggs. beaten stif. with two tablespoon
Iuls Of pulverlzed sugar. Brown to .
golden tint In q moderately quick oven
and serve very cold.
Lemon Pie-Grated rind. pulp and
Juice (after carefully removing every
seed) Of one lemon. cup sugar. one
third cup Of water. yolks Of three
eggs. one teaspoon Of butter (meltedJ
one teaspoon Of cornstarch. Rub va
ter. cornstarch and sugar together
Add beaten yolks Of eggs. melted
butter and lemon. pour into pie tins
with under crust only. When baked
spread with meringue made with
whites Of the three eggs and three
tablespoons OF sugar.
Pumpkin Pie-Three cups of steam
ed pumpkin has been mashed and run
through . sieve or flne colandsr, two
teaspoons Of brown sugar. three eggs
oue-half teaspoon OF salt. one teaspoon
OF ginger, one teaspoon Of cinnamon
ons-half nutmeg grated. one pinch oil
spice. one pint new milk. Bake II a.
undercrust In . slow oven for ons
hour. su@cisnt for two big piss.