Pies
Most of us have favorites, when it comes to dessert. One of my favorites is the entire pie group. That said, here are six pies to try for dessert – or for any time, including Chocolate Cherry Pie and Apple Pie . Enjoy! Photo: On left, two Libby's Famous Pumpkin Pies; Upper right, Apple Pie; Lower right: Cranberry Pie GREAT-GRANDMA'S PIE CRUST This is my great-grandma's pie crust recipe. When Mom was in college, some group had a baking contest and Mom won with a pie baked in this crust. Years later, Mom called me several times for the recipe (she'd begun to use store-bought crusts), as well as the recipes for my grandmother's (her mom's) oatmeal cookie and peanut butter cookie recipes, thus letting me know that I was/am the unofficial family-recipe-keeper. Ingredients 2 cups flour (do NOT use self-rising flour; you can use almost any other kind of flour, although I use unbleached flour for this) 2/3 cup shortening (I use Crisco) 1/2 teaspoon salt 2 – 4 tab...
