1904. 
TIIE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
723 
A Few Good Pies. 
“There’s ail Autumn feeling in the air, 
The leaves are turning red, 
And in the wood the chestnuts fall 
Like blessin’s on your head. 
A touch of harvest thankfulness 
About the old farm lies. 
While Mother singin' at. her work 
Is busy bakin’ pies.” 
Time Saving Pie Crust.—This can be 
prepared in advance, and is often a great 
convenience. One good cup of lard— 
cold; three cupfuls (round) of flour; one 
even teaspoonful of salt; rub together till 
thoroughly mixed; set away in a cold 
place till you wish to make a pie. It will 
keep any length of time cold and dry. 
When you wish to make a pie take one 
cupful of the mixture and as little cold 
water as you can possibly get it together 
with, hardly more than a teaspoonful of 
water. Add a few drops of water at a 
time, roll out, and on the top crust sift 
or sprinkle a little of the dry mixture to 
make it flaky. We like to mix pie crust 
a day before using, putting in a very 
cold place (the ice box in warm weather) 
This makes it much richer and more 
flaky. 
Cherry Cream Pie.—Any left over fruit 
juice may be used. Bake an open crust, 
as for lemon pie. Add one-half cupful 
sugar to one pint of juice left over from 
canned cherries if not sufficiently sweet; 
add two large tablespoonfuls of corn¬ 
starch rubbed smooth in a little juice and 
cook till thick. Add butter size of a 
walnut. Pour in crust and when very 
cold cover with a cupful of whipped cream 
sweetened with, two tablespoonfule of 
sugar and flavored with a few drops of al¬ 
mond extract. If cream is not at hand 
use the beaten whites of two eggs sweet¬ 
ened and flavored. Brown slightly in 
oven. 
Colonial Tart.—Wash two cupfuls of 
tart, dried apples and put on to cook in 
cold water. Cook slowly until tender, 
then put through a sieve or fruit press; 
grate the yellow rind of a small lemon; 
cut the lemon up in small bits, reject¬ 
ing all the white skin and seeds; add this 
to the apple, with a large cupful of sugar, 
a teaspoonful of melted butter, a salt- 
spoonful of salt and a saltspoonful of 
allspice. Mix thoroughly. Line a pie 
plate with a nice, tender pie crust, put in 
the apple mixture, which should be cold 
(a hot filling ruins any pie crust). Put 
narrow strips of the crust over the top, 
“criss-cross” fashion, and bake. 
Cuban Lemon Pie.—Four eggs, one 
tablespoon ful butter, scant tablespoon ful 
cornstarch, rind and juice of two lemons, 
one-half teaspoonful of baking powder. 
Set aside the whites of two eggs for 
meringue. Beat the yolks with a coffee- 
cupful of sugar until light, add the starch 
and beat till smooth. Add the 
juice and rind of lemons and butter 
melted. Stir in the baking powder rap¬ 
idly as possible, then the stiffly beaten 
whites of two eggs. Bake in a shell of 
pastry that has been previously baked. 
Make a meringue of whites of two eggs, 
three tablespoons of powdered sugar and a 
half-spoonful of vanilla. Spread over the 
baked pie and put in the oven to just 
set. 
New England Lemon Pie.—Line a deep 
pie plate with nice pastry; make a filling 
with the yolks of four eggs, one lemon, 
juice and rind, nearly one cupful of milk, 
one tablespoonful of flour, one cupful 
sugar; mix flour with sugar, add milk, 
mix smooth; add egg yolks, well beaten, 
then carefully stirring all the while, the 
lemon; pour in the plate and bake till 
firm; then cover with the whites beaten to 
a stiff froth with four tablespoonfuls of 
powdered sugar; brown lightly. Serve 
cold. 
Dill Pickles. 
This recipe I have used for some years, 
and find these pickles have the same 
relish as olives, and much the same taste. 
Select smooth cucumbers of medium size. 
Place a layer of green grape leaves in a 
cask, pickle tub or crock; over these 
sprinkle some dill seeds, then a layer of 
cucumbers. Continue in this way until 
the required amount is put down. If you 
use a cask tightly close it when full, and 
pour in the bunghole enough pickle to 
cover the cucumbers well. Miake the 
pickle as follows: Allow one quart of salt 
to nine quarts of water, boil and when 
cold pour over the cucumbers; let it stand 
three or four days, then drain, boil up 
4832 Girl’s Blouse Costume, 8 to 14 yr*. 
again and when cold pour over the cu¬ 
cumbers, then cover tightly. The bung 
in the barrel is often left open until the 
pickles begin to ferment, and then closed. 
I use a crock, and have a lid fitted for it 
that keeps them in good condition. Set in 
a cool cellar and they will be ready to 
use in three or four weeks. 
MRS D. C. DEAN. 
The Rural Patterns. 
Blouse costumes are always desirable 
for school wear and are shown in many 
variations. As illustrated in No. 4832, 
the material is blue serge with collar and 
cuffs of white linen which are attached 
to the bands by means of studs and but¬ 
tonholes, but all the materials suitable 
for frocks of the sort can be used; and, 
when liked, collar and cuffs can be made 
of the same or contrasting wool material 
and stitched to the blouse in place of be¬ 
ing buttoned into place. The costume 
consists of the body lining and the skirt, 
which are closed together at the back, and 
the blouse. The lining is fitted by means 
of shoulder and under-arm seams and the 
skirt is cut in five gores. The blouse is 
made with fronts and back and is drawn 
up at the lower edge by means of elastic 
inserted in a hem. The sleeves are full, 
4829 Girl’s Dress, 6 to 14 yrs. 
finished with bands at their lower edges, 
to which the cuffs are attached. A pocket 
can be inserted in the left front or omit¬ 
ted as may be preferred. At the neck is 
a roll over collar which also is attached 
to a band. The quantity of material re¬ 
quired for the medium size (12 years) 
is 7(4 yards 27 inches wide, 6(4 yards 
32 inches wide or 3% yards 14 inches 
wide, with (4 yard 27 inches wide for col¬ 
lar and cuffs. The pattern 4832 is cut 
in sizes for girls of 8, 10, 12 and 14 years 
of age; price, 10 cents. 
Another attractive little frock is No. 
4829. The dress consists of waist and 
skirt which are joined beneath the 
pointed belt. The waist is made over a 
fitted body lining and is tucked for a 
short distance below the shoulders, be¬ 
neath the cape-collar, and for its entire 
length at center front and back. The 
sleeves are full, finished with straight 
cuffs and the skirt is straight, gathered 
at its upper edge. The quantity of ma¬ 
terial required for the medium size (10 
years) is 5'4 yards 27 inches wide, 4% 
yards 32 inches wide or 354 yards 44 
inches wide, with 7 yards of banding to 
trim as illustrated. The pattern 4829 is 
cut in sizes for girls of 6, 8, 10 and 12 
years of age; price, 10 cents. 
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