a hundred year old pie crust recipe

(1 RATING)
215 Pinches
Mio, MI
Updated on Jun 30, 2012

I found this a long time back on a site that had civil war recipes and other recipes that were 100 years or older like my witches soap recipe. Makes ample for a double-crust 8-inch pie. An excellent and easy-to-handle pie crust.

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yield 1 double crust

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 2 1/2 cups flour
  • 1 cup lard (no subsitutions)
  • 1 - dash salt
  • 1 teaspoon vinegar

How To Make a hundred year old pie crust recipe

  • Step 1
    Combine flour and lard and mix well with a pastry blender or two knives. Add salt and vinegar to milk and stir. Then combine milk mixture with flour and lard. Blend; shape into a ball and chill for 2 hours. Roll out on a floured pastry board.

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