3 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp. salt
1 1/2 cups shortening (Crisco)
6 tbsp. water
1 egg
1 tsp. vinegar

Blend flour, salt and shortening until mealy. In separate bowl, mix together water, egg and vinegar; add all at once to flour mixture. Mix with fork until pastry leaves the side of bowl. Roll out on floured board.

Yields 2 double crust pies and 1 pie shell, depending on the size of the pie plates used. Recipe may be halved.

Submitted by: Pauline Carr