Great Grandma's Raisin Pie - 1916

From My Great Grandma's Kitchen 1916 - Pumpkin Pie

Pumpkin Pie

One pint pumpkin, one pint milk, one teaspoon spice, 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, 1/2 teaspoon ginger, 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg, 1/2 pint sugar, two eggs.

Puff Paste

One cup lard, 1/2 cup water, flour to make dough stiff.

Line pie plate with paste and mix pumpkin, milk, spices, sugar and yolks of eggs.

Add to pie and bake from 30 to 40 minutes. Beat the whites stiff, add tablespoon sugar, cover top of pies and brown in oven. This makes two pies.