"No soil upon earth is so dear to our eyes, As the soil we first stirred in terrestrial pies."

Pie

Pie Crust - Five tablespoonfuls of Globe A-l flour, two tablespoonfuls of lard, one saltspoonful of salt, small pinch of yeast powder and just enough very cold water to make a stiff dough. This will make enough for one pie. Wet the top crust with milk just before baking.

Squash Pie

One pint stewed and sifted squash, one pint rich milk, two rounding tablespoons of butter, one cup of sugar; one level teaspoon each of salt, ginger and cinnamon; one-fourth teaspoon of nutmeg, three eggs.

Lemon Pie

Beat together two eggs, two cups white sugar and the juice of two lemons; chop the rind of one lemon and nearly all of the inside of both, and add all together; taste the rind and see that it is not bitter; make with two crusts. - Mrs. Andrew Moseley.

Lemon Pie

One lemon, one cup sugar, three eggs, one cup sweet milk, one tablespoon cornstarch, one teaspoon butter; cream butter, sugar and starch; add milk and beaten yolks; grate yellow off outside of lemon and use a flavoring; squeeze out juice and add to mixture; beat whites to stiff froth and add last; stir well; bake with bottom crust only. This makes two pies.

Raisin Pie - Without Eggs

2 cups raisins, 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, 1/2 tablespoon butter, 1/2 cup sugar, tablespoon flour and pinch salt. Cover raisins with boiling water, add cinnamon and cook 20 minutes. Mix sugar, salt and flour and sprinkle 1/2 on lower pie crust; add raisins and sprinkle with other 1/2 of sugar, etc. Add few dots of butter and upper crust and bake.

Brambles

1 cup Not-A-Seed Raisins chopped fine and 1 1/2cups crackers rolled fine, 1 egg and 1 1/2 lemons (grated peel and juice). Roll short, pie crust thin, cut with cookie cutter. Put a spoonful of the Raisin mixture between two circles of pie crust and pinch the edges together with the fingers. Bake a light brown.

Marguerites

Make a paste of a cup of chopped nuts and a cup of Not-A-Seed Raisins, mixed with boiled icing. Spread on wafer crackers and put in a very hot oven for a minute only to give them a delicate brown. Very nice with chocolate or coffee for light refreshments.

Mince Pies Without Brandy

Temperance Mince Pie is made as follows: 1 1/2 pint chopped meat, 3 pints chopped apples, Y2 pint each of vinegar and fruit syrup, 2 pints sugar, 1 pint Not-A-Seed Raisins, 2 tablespoons cinnamon and a grated nutmeg. Before putting on the crust drop over each pie bits of butter.

Coffee Cake

1 cup molasses, 1 cup butter, 3 cups flour, 1 cup sugar, 1 cup cold coffee, 1 teaspoon of soda, 1/2 teaspoon of clove, allspice and cinnamon, 1 cup Not-A-Seed Raisins, currants and small piece citron.

Nut Bread

Sift together 4 cups flour, 4 teaspoons baking powder. To one-half of this add 1 cup chopped nuts, 1/2 cup chopped Not-A-Seed Raisins. Now beat together 3/4 cup sugar, 1 egg and 1 1/2 cups milk. Add sifted flour, then flour with nuts and Not-A-Seed Raisins. Put into 2 well greased pans, let stand about 20 minutes, then bake for nearly an hour in moderate oven.