Mother’s Pie Crust (Crisco and Milk)

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 1 scant cup Crisco
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/3 cup milk, and a little more

Steps

The card only lists the ingredients; no directions were written down.

Notes

Makes enough for 3 crusts.

Typed on a “From the kitchen of…” card titled “Pie Crust – Mothers”. The same card also holds Carol Gross’s Pie Crust, which has its own page.

A different recipe from Mother’s Pie Crust (Lard), a handwritten card in the same box that uses lard and water.

Photo: stock photo found online.

Rosie Lee’s original recipe card

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