"No soil upon earth is so dear to our eyes,

As the soil we first stirred in terrestrial pies." - O. W. Holmes.

Cocoanut Pie

Whites of 4 eggs, 1 cupful of prepared cocoanut, 1 cupful sugar, 1 quart of new milk, 4 tablespoonfuls of flour, pinch of salt. Put milk on stove and let it come to a boil; add cocoa-nut and sugar; mix flour thoroughly with cold milk, then add to boiling milk; lastly the eggs well beaten (gently). Bake the crust before putting the mixture in. Beat the whites of 4 eggs and add 8 teaspoonfuls of pulverized sugar and vanilla flavoring. Spread over top and sprinkle with cocoanut. Place in oven to brown delicately. This makes two pies.

Mrs. F. A. Wolff.

Cocoanut Pie

One cup sugar, one-half cup shredded cocoanut, 1 heaping tablespoon flour, 1 pint milk. Mix sugar, flour and cocoanut dry, then add the milk and cook in double boiler. Put in the baked pie shell. Use whites of 2 eggs for top of pie.

Mrs. Bert Graham.

Grate the rind of I and use the juice of 2 large oranges. Stir together I small cupful of sugar and I tablespoonful of flour, add to this the well beaten yolks of 3 eggs and 2 tablespoonfuls of melted butter. When baked take the whites of the eggs and after adding 2 tablespoonfuls of sugar spread this over the pie and return to the oven and brown slightly.

Mary R. Boyd.

Naperville Pie

Two cupfuls flour, one-half cupful-butter, one-half cupful sugar, (mix well together). One-half cupful molasses, one-half cupful hot water, one-half teaspoonful soda mixed and poured in pie tin lined with crust; then put the flour, butter and sugar mixture on top; bake. This is enough for two pies.

Mrs. M. Sponsler.

Vinegar Pie

Bake a thin crust. For 2 pies, one-half teacupful vinegar, 3 tablespoonfuls of flour in a little molasses, 2 cupfuls water, 1 cupful sugar, 1 teaspoonful butter, a little nutmeg. Bake in moderate oven. Mrs. Low Brown.

Vinegar Pie

One-half cupful of sugar, yolks of 2 eggs, 2 and one-half tablespoonfuls of flour, 1 tablespoonful of butter, add a little water, then cream together. Boil coffee cupful of water with 3 tablespoonfuls of vinegar. Add the mixture with 1 teaspoonful of lemon while boiling. Have baked crust; put filling in. Use whites of 2 eggs for frosting. Brown in oven.

Mrs. Belle Woods.

Cottage Cheese Pie

Two cupfuls cottage cheese, 2 tablespoonfuls flour, one-half teacupful sugar, 1 egg, a little grated nutmeg, one-half cupful sweet milk. Beat all together till smooth. Bake with under crust made like biscuit dough, one-fourth of an inch thick. After filling, grate nutmeg on top. To be eaten warm with syrup made of 2 cupfuls of sugar and one-half cupful water. F. A. Wolff.

Green Tomato Pie

Slice 3 or 4 green tomatoes very thin. A layer of the sliced tomatoes, one-third cupful sugar, a small piece of butter, a little allspice, cinnamon and nutmeg; sprinkle with flour quite thick; then another layer of tomatoes, sugar and spices. Flavor with grated lemon rind. Bake until the juice gets thick. Mrs. L. R. Wright.