Raisin Pie, page 120

For three pies. One pound of raisins, seeded, 1 cupful sugar, 1 teaspoonful butter, juice and grated rind of 1 lemon. Cook raisins one hour in 1 pint of water. Sprinkle a little flour over pie before putting on top crust.

Mt. Vernon Cook Book, Second Edition, 1908, Thompson Company Printers, Carthage, Mo.