Lowney's cook book

Use same rule as for Chopped Paste. Chop lard into sifted flour ; when thoroughly mixed, add salt and water to form dough. Chill; roll in rectangular piece; place butter which has previously been shaped, flattened, and chilled on middle of one side of paste ; fold over other side, press edges together, and fold one end under and one end over butter, making six layers. Roll again into rectangle ; fold in same way, and so continue three times. If butter begins to soften, roll paste in cheese cloth and place on ice until hard enough to roll easily. Be careful not to wet the cheese cloth. Puff Paste 1 pound butter 1 pound flour cold water Shape and flatten butter into a round cake. Chill. Sift flour several times ; add cold water to form a dough a little stiffer than for baking powder biscuit. Chill. Place butter in same way as directed in Plain Paste and roll paste seven times. Chill if necessary between each rolling. Apple Pie Use either Puff or Plain Paste. For filling for a medium-sized pie tin, three cups pared and sliced apples, one half cup sugar, one eighth teaspoon salt, one tablespoon butter, one fourth teaspoon cinnamon, one tablespoon lemon juice, and grated rind of one half lemon. Apple Pie No. 2 Use either Puff or Plain Paste. For filling use rule for Apple Sauce, and season to taste. Blueberry Pie Line a deep perforated tin with Plain or Chopped Paste ; brush with water or white of egg. Fill with floured blueberries ; add sugar, butter, salt and vinegar. Allow one cup of sugar to three cups of berries, one tablespoon butter, one eighth teaspoon salt, and one half teaspoon vinegar. Cover with crust and bake. Blackberry Pie Use rule for Blueberry Pie, omitting flour and vinegar. Cranberry Pie Use Plain or Chopped Paste. Fill with two cups cranberries, one and one half cups sugar, one quarter cup water, and one tablespoon butter. Cover with upper crust or a 238 lowney's cook book lattice of paste strips ; or bake without any upper crust. Decorate when done with pastry baked in fancy shapes. Cranberry Pie No. 2 Use Plain Paste. For filling, mix one and one quarter cups chopped cranberries, one half cup chopped raisins, one cup sugar, one quarter cup water, and one tablespoon butter. This is sometimes called Mock Cherry Pie. Currant Pie Use Plain Paste. For filling, mix two cups cleaned, fresh currants, two cups sugar, two tablespoons flour, two eggs, and one eighth teaspoon salt. Bake with two crusts ; or omit upper crust and cover with meringue when cooked. Custard Pie Use Plain or Chopped Paste. For filling, mix three eggs, one fourth cup sugar, one eighth teaspoon salt, one eighth teaspoon nutmeg, and two cups milk. Bake in slow oven. Citron Pie Use Plain or Chopped Paste. For filling, mix two cups seeded raisins chopped, two cups citron chopped, one and one half cups sugar, grated rind of one lemon, four tablespoons lemon juice, one eighth teaspoon salt. Coconut Pie Line a plate with Plain Paste ; fill with following mixture : two cups milk, three egg yolks, one half cup sugar, two tablespoons cornstarch, one cup grated coconut, one fourth teaspoon salt, grated rind and juice of one lemon, and one tablespoon butter. Date Pie