Mary's raisin cream pie
10 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Inch baked pie shell | |
| 4 | tablespoons | Flour |
| ¼ | teaspoon | Salt |
| 1 | cup | Raisins |
| 1 | teaspoon | Vanilla |
| ½ | cup | Sugar |
| 3 | Egg yolks | |
| 2 | cups | Milk |
| ¼ | cup | Water |
| ½ | teaspoon | Lemon extract |
Directions
1. Mix raisins with water and heat slowly, covered for 5 min. Blend together sugar, flour, egg yolks, and salt. Add milk and vanilla.
2. Cook in double boiler until thick and creamy. Add raisin mixture.
Cool 3 minutes. Add extract and pour into cool shell.
3. Cover with meringue made by beating together 3 egg whiltes, ¼ tsp. cream of tartar, 6 Tb. sugar and ½ ts. vanilla.
4. Bake at 400F for 10 minutes, or until meringue browns.
Source: Mary Parkin, Pitcher, NY Syracuse Herald American 7/12/92 Typed for you by: Linda Fields, Cyberealm BBS, Watertown, NY 315-785-8098 or 315-786-1120