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Raisin Pie

11:02, Friday, March 28, 2008 .. Posted in Small Homemaking .. 4 comments .. Link

My Grandparent's generation called it "funeral pie" since it always appeared at funerals, likely because it can be made on a moment's notice since it uses things common to a lot of pantries. Since it was always appearing at funerals, no one bothered to make it at any other time. You knew two things in life were certain: Death, and raisin pie at the funeral.

1/2 cup sugar
2 T cornstarch
1/4 tsp. salt
1 cup water
1/4 cup corn syrup
1/4 cup sorghum or molasses
1 T lemon juice
2 tsp. butter
1 and 1/2 cup raisins

Combine sugar, cornstarch, and salt in a saucepan. Stir in water, corn syrup, and molasses or sorghum until blended. Add raisins. Bring to a boil, then cook while stirring for just a couple minutes until thickened. Remove from heat and stir in lemon juice and butter. Add filling to unbaked pie shell, and cover with top crust. Don't forget to cut vents in your top crust. Bake at 425 for 10 minutes, then reduce heat to 375 for about 30 minutes. Let cool.
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11:17, Friday, March 28, 2008 .. Posted by Rosalyn
I hope you know me! :-D

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11:21, Friday, March 28, 2008 .. Posted by southernbelle
What interesting background info on the pie!

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04:59, Friday, March 28, 2008 .. Posted by haflinger
The pie looks good its just the title.. lol..
Blessings SIster Brenda

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01:28, Tuesday, April 15, 2008 .. Posted by kiwi
Hi there. I'm from New Zealand and just discovered your blog.
I love the sound of this recipe! Your story of the history is very interesting, and I'm definitely going to make it. We don't have sorghum syrup in NZ, but when I visited the USA a few years ago I tasted it and I'm sure I could just substitute with our Golden Syrup.