Daphne’s Pie Crust

The Story

The card is credited to “Daphne, Mother’s friend”, a friend of Rosie Lee’s mother.

Ingredients

• 5 cups flour
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 pound lard
• 1 egg
• Cold water

Steps

1. Mix the flour, salt and sugar, then work in the lard. Mix well.
2. Beat the egg in a measuring cup, then finish filling the cup with cold water.
3. Add the egg and water to the dry ingredients.
4. Knead it down, store it, and use as needed.

Notes

Makes a big batch of dough to keep on hand; the card doesn’t say how many crusts it makes.

Photo: stock photo found online.

More than one card: a second copy of Daphne’s pie crust turned up in Rosie Lee’s box, written in pencil on the back of a 1956 “Stay on the Ball… Make ’56 the Best of All!” promotional sheet (titled “Daphne (Pie crust)”). It’s the same recipe; it’s shown with the cards below.

Rosie Lee’s original recipe cards

Tap the card to see it full size.