Prune pie
6 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | cup | Chopped, cooked, pitted prunes |
| 2 | tablespoons | Lemon juice or vinegar |
| ½ | cup | Sugar |
| 1 | teaspoon | Corn-starch |
| 1 | cup | Thin cream |
| 2 | Eggs | |
| ⅛ | teaspoon | Salt |
Directions
Combine 6 tablespoons sugar, corn-starch, and salt. Add cream, well-beaten egg yolks, and prunes. Mix thoroughly. Cook over hot water until thick and smooth. Add lemon juice. Pour into baked pastry shell. Cover with meringue made of egg whites and 2 tablespoons sugar. Bake in slow oven (325 F) 20 minutes.
Mrs. Edward Rowe, Fort Benton, MT.
Submitted By LAWRENCE KELLIE On 03-04-95