Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-06-05
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IMPROVES Ale KINDS OF PIES.


sadder than a home without pie:
mince, apple. peach, pumpkin, Gus.
tards, plain and gorgeous-every sort
OF pie. indeed that It has entered into
the human mind to concoct and the
store room to- furnish forth. Each and
several, these can be baked in paper
bags to their great Improvement The
Improvement is particularly marked
in the case OF tartlets and turnover.
Of which the paste is SO essential .
part. Doubt It who will. the fact re-
mains that pie crust Is better, flakier.
OF richer flavor and moro digestibls
when cooked in. bag than when
cooked naked. I$2
d Along with the. pies do not forget
dumplings. The open-faced sort-my
special delight---for a while seemed to
me taboo paper bag cooked. But love
finds way In cookery as in other
things. have found that by cutting
rounds Of paper out Of apaper bag.
six inches across, folding them "
fashion around the edges. and clip.
ping the folds, I have icup-shaped pap
err molds to% line with my PASTE. fill
with fruit, sugar and seasoning, and
cook inside >another bag. Both the
molds and the containing bag must be
well creased. y.
NJ Soyer's paste, which !, have de--
tscribed several times in this series OF
articles. is very fine, but here IL one
that will answer as well for many
things. and it>ls less trouble to make
and also less expensive. Sift . quart
of four, add pinch OF salt, then cut
into the -four with very sharp knife
q lump OF very. cold lard as big as
the fist. Wet with ice water-barely
enough to make 1t stick together.
Roll out, spread over thektop half a
cur; more Of lard sliced very thin fold
over a square and roll out again.
Spread with half as much lard as was
used the first time, fold, roll opt and
Sdredge lightly over the top with nour.
Begin at ons edge and roll up the
paste, lay, 1t IN a clean pan and set on
Ice an hour at least longer
will. not hurt. IN pie making, cut OF
across the rolled dough an inch5 or
half-inch section. according to the size;
of crust REQUIRED. .S5 4 AZ n II
Useftin oil agate pie pans for paper
bag baking n Ri
To make pie dumplings cut rounds
OF crust about Ave inches across. lay
an apple or any other fruit upon one
with%sugar. butter. spices, etc, then
cover with another, and pinch the
wetted edges very utht together.
Make mince and pumpkin pies after
the directions, given for an anniver-
sary dinner. In addition. try sweet
potato custards. \ II they are new to-
you. you are on the threshold. Of
an experience. To make them, take
half a5pound Of butter, cream It well,
add i've cups OF sugar. and as the
mixture grows too stin, break into it
whole eggs. one at time. Use six
eggs In Al, then add scant quart
sof sweet potato pulp, boiled, mashed
fine, and free Of humps and strings.
Beat hard / for Ave minutes then add
the warmed Juice OF two large or.
three small lemons, beat again. and
add half : cup OF barely warm cream.
b the: batter IL too thick to irun free
Sly. add milk until IT, is thin enough.
Flavor with lemon extract-two table
spoonfuls for this quantity: IA # II
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