PASTRY
PLAIN PASTRY FOR PIES
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DIRECTIONS FOR MAKING THE PASTRY
- Sift the flour into a mixing-bowl.
- Cut the shortening into tiny bits.
- Wash the hands in cold water, and dry them. With the finger-tips work the shortening into the flour as quickly as possible.
- When thoroughly mixed, add a little ice-water, mixing it into the flour and shortening with a palette-knife. Use barely enough water to moisten the mixture, keeping the dough as stiff as possible.
DIRECTIONS FOR USING THE PASTRY
- Sprinkle the bread-board with flour, place the dough on the board, and cut it into two equal parts.
- Set one part aside, and after sprinkling flour over the rolling-pin, roll out the remaining part into a sheet a little less than a quarter of an inch thick.
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