Recipe - Mrs Kitchings Clam Pie

2 9 Inch pie crusts
8 To 10 Chowder clams
Three fourths cup Milk
2 Eggs; well beaten
One half cup Soda cracker crumbs
1 teaspoon Salt
One fourth teaspoon Pepper
2 tablespoon Butter

Recipe by: Frances Kitching, from her cookbook "Mrs. Kitching's Smith
Island Cookbook"

Prepare pie crusts, setting aside top crust. In bowl, combine clams, milk,
eggs, crumbs, salt and pepper. Pour into pie shell and dot with butter.
Cover with top crust, trimming overhanging pastry to One half inch. Fold it
under and flute to insure no leaking. Cut several 1 inch slits near center
of pie. Place in 450 F degree oven for 15 minutes, then reduce heat and
bake at 350 F for 30 minutes more.

Formatted for you by: Bill Webster
Posted to MCRecipe Digest V1 #794 by Bill Webster thelma@pipeline.com on
Sep 20, 1997