Funeral Pie

[Puddy]

From a 1960 cookbook of my MIL

1 cup seeded raisins, washed
2 cups water
1 1/2 cups sugar
4 Tablespoons flour
1 egg, well beaten
juice of a lemon
2 teaspoons grated lemon rind
pinch of salt

Soak raisins 3 hours, mix sugar, flour, and egg. Then add seasoning, raisins and liquid. Cook over ot water for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. When the mixture is cool, empty into pie-dough lined pie plate. Cover pie with narrow strips of dough, criss-crossed and bake until browned.


*No idea why they call this a 'funeral pie'

[katpo]

Interesting. Hmmm ...

[luvmycat]

I read that this pie was regularly made for funerals by Mennonite & Amish. It was easy to make, always in season and did not need refrigeration right away.
http://whatscookingamerica.net/History/PieHistory/FuneralPie.htm

[suzie]

Sounds good!

[katpo]

If I make one, I'll come back and report. It actually sounds good. I don't like mincemeat pie, but this raisin pie sounds pretty good.

[luvmycat]

please do. I love raisins

[Michelle]

Well, I know for a fact the Amish make really good pies. I'll wait for a report back from Katpo. :)