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Pie Shell, American

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• ¼ tsp. salt
• ²/₃ cup shortening
• 5 tbsp. cold water

Preparation Instructions

Cut shortening into flour until it forms lumps pea-size. Add salt and water, and mix until it holds together. Form half into a ball and roll out on a floured board about ¼ inch thick. Line an 8-inch pie tin.

Contributed by Mrs. Molly Eggera, 1950

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