Printed before 1880.

Line the pie dishes with paste (pastry), and heap them quite full, with raw apples, previously pared, cored and sliced. Season with molasses, salt, cinnamon, or allspice. Then wet the edges of the paste, put the upper crust on, pinch the edges of the crust loosely together. Cut or slit in center of upper crust, through which the steam may escape, and bake in a moderate oven for 45 minutes.

PASTRY:

1 c. all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1/3 c. lard or shortening
3 to 4 tbsp. ice water