Show FOR GOOD PLAIN PIE CRUST one thing to remember Is to touch it as little as possible with the hands hand I 1 cut one cup half a pound of butter into three cups of flour add one teaspoonful of salt and sufficient lee ice water to mowen moisten and rou roll j A small teaspoonful of baking powder powdery is an n addition half teaspoonful salt sali tho the se secret cret of making good pastry Is to touch it as little as possible with the hand k to make the pies nicer one quarter of the shortening may be left out and the pastry for the upper crust can bo be rolled flat dotted with butter and lard sprinkle with flour fold together and roll again repeating this operation until the shortening is used this will give a flaky upper crust A little less shortening can be used with the balting baking powder and them the results be as good some cooks prefer lard to butter as making a whiter crust others prefer the butter as it malies makes a more flaky crust |