Are you enjoying pie week? We are not. My husband just got a "your cholesterol is too high" chat from his doctor. No pie at our house. But I hope you can enjoy . . .
RUTH'S STRAWBERRY PIE
Pie shell: 1 cup flour, 1 cube butter, 3 1/2 tablespoons powdered sugar. Press into pie pan. Bake for 30 minutes at 350 degrees.
Filling: 1 cup sugar, 3 1/2 tablespoons corn starch, 3 tablespoons white karo syrup, 1 1/2 cup water. Bring to boil. Cook for 6 minutes, stirring constantly. Add 4 tablespoons dry jello. Cool. (Note: use strawberry jello if you are making a strawberry pie and raspberry jello if you make a raspberry pie.)
Place berries in shell, add filling when luke warm.
Serve with whipped cream.
Ruth Brakefield was a classy lady, who was also amazing in the kitchen.
When our second daughter was born, Ruth joined me for months in praying that my baby would be born on Ruth's birthday. This was because my husband was speaking out of town the day Jenny was due. (You know those decisions you make, sure honey, accept that speaking engagment, our babies come late. And then later you wonder what you were thinking.) Dave arrived home in the wee hours of the morning on Ruth's birthday . . . Jenny was born around 8 pm that night.
I made this pie for Dave several times before we were married . . . say no more!
*If you are joining pie week midstream, the photos are a pie I made for Easter. Didn't want you to be confused, thinking this is strawberry pie.
This pie week is so tempting...calling me to bake. All I can do is look and dream and drool..
ReplyDeleteI am just looking and dreaming too, Debi.
ReplyDeleteI started reading this and thought "this sounds just like our family's recipe." Then I realized the Ruth in the title was my grandma! One of my favorite memories of grandma was her sprinkling the leftover pie crust with cinnamon and sugar and baking it for us. She and grandpa were prayer warriors too - thanks for sharing a story I hadn't heard about her praying for you and Jenny.
ReplyDeleteYou have a great heritage, Beth, in your family. Of course, I think of your grandma every year on Jenny's birthday. It is so great to be in touch with YOU.
ReplyDeleteGlenda, I am going to make grandma cecils pumpkin pie and a Ruth's strawberry pie for Thanksgiving. Don't get the idea I have become domestic LOL. Getting more that way, not there yet. Love ya sis!
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