[Illustration: SHOO-FLY PIE]
1¼ cups sifted enriched flour
½ cup sugar
½ teaspoon nutmeg
1 teaspoon cinnamon
⅓ cup butter _or_ margarine
¾ cup GRANDMA’S MOLASSES
¾ cup cold water
½ teaspoon soda
9-inch, unbaked pie crust
Heat oven to 450° F. (hot). Sift together first four ingredients. Cut
butter or margarine into flour mixture with fingers or pastry blender to
resemble coarse crumbs. Mix molasses, water, and soda; pour into a
9-inch pie pan lined with unbaked pastry. Sprinkle crumbs over liquid.
Bake 15 minutes in hot oven (450° F.); reduce heat to moderate (350°
F.), and bake 35 to 40 minutes or until filling is firm.
YIELD: 6 servings.