Some Delightful desserts

                              Mango Pie

2  1/2 cups sliced mangoes
1/2 tablespoon cornstarch or 1 1/2 tablespoons flour
1 cup sugar
1/4 cup water
1 teaspoon margarine

Peel mangoes,slice thin.put in pie pan lined with pastry.sprinkle with sugar and cornstrach or flour.
pour water over top and dot with butter.cover with diagonal strips of pie crust and bake 10 minutes
in very hot oven (450 f.) then reduce heat to 425 f. for 30 minutes.makes nine-inch pie.

                         Pineapple Pie

4 eggs
1 1/4 cups sugar
4 tablespoons margarine or butter
1 cup soured milk or buttermilk (place 1 tablespoon lemon juice or kalamansi
juice into a cup and fill with sweet milk,stir)
add a pinch of soda to sour milk
1 cup crushed pineapple

        Mix sugar,flour ,add beaten egg yolks.stir pinch of soda into sour milk,add milk and pineapple to above
mixture,pour into unbaked pie crust,dot with butter and bake in hot (450 f. )oven about 10 minutes.lower heat
to 350 and bake until filling is not quite firm,that is ,it will still shake when pan is moved.spread on stiffly beaten egg whites (which have been beaten with 6 tablespoons sugar ).bake till golden brown .about 15 or 20 minutes.

                             Apple Pie

 5 large or 7 small apples
1 cup  sugar (1/2 brown sugar may be used)
2 tablspoons all-purpose flour
1 1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 recipe plain pastry
 2 tablespoons margarine

       Peel apples and slice thin..combine flour,sugar,salt .ang spices mix with apples.line pie tin with crust,
put in the apple mixture,put on small dots of margarine.roll out top crust,cut into 1-inch wide strips.place diagonally across pie both ways,sealing to bottom crust.Bake in hot oven ( 400 f.) 50 minutes till done.

Quick Apple Pie:

   when available,use 2 no.2 cans ( 5 cups) sliced pie apples,in recipe above.

Hint:

     A strip of aluminum foil or brown paper around edge of crust will keep juices in pie,also keep from
     over-browning.


 
                            Fresh strawberry pie

 3 cups fresh strawberries
3/4 cup sugar
 1 tablespoon lemon of lime juice
 2 tablespoons cold water
 1/8 teaspoon red coloring
 1/8 teaspoon salt
 graham or vanilla cooky crust

    Pour sugar over strawberries and let stand in refrigerator several hours.pour off juice and add to lemon juice salt and red coloring (if necessary) and cornstarch, which has been blended with the cold water.cook 5 minutes,or until it thickens,over low fire.stir frequently .place berries in graham cracker crust and  pour cooled cooked syrup over them.top with whipped cream.makes 1 pie.