Pie Crust

Ingredients

• 3 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup lard
• 1 egg
• 1/2 teaspoon vinegar
• 5 tablespoons ice water

Steps

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

Notes

Card gives ingredients only; no directions.

Photo: stock photo found online.

More than one card: a second handwritten “Pie Crust” card turned up in Rosie Lee’s box (shown with the cards below). It lists 1 egg, 4 or 5 tablespoons water, 1 teaspoon vinegar, 3 cups flour, 1 cup lard or Crisco (if using Crisco, 1/4 cup more) and 1 teaspoon salt, and says it makes two 9-inch crusts. It adds a tip to keep the crust from getting soggy: 1 tablespoon sugar for each egg white, plus 1 tablespoon cornstarch.

Rosie Lee’s original recipe cards

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