1 1/2 c Flour
1 c Brown sugar
1/4 c Lard
1 x *or:
1/4 c Butter
1/2 c Molasses
1/2 c Water, hot
1/2 t Soda
1 x *pastry
Make crumbs by combining the flour, sugar and shortening. Line a pie pan with pastry. Dissolve the soda in the hot water and combine with the molasses. Pour into the pastry-lined pan, top with the crumbs and bake at 350-F until firm. Source: Pennsylvania Dutch Cook Book – Fine Old Recipes, Culinary Arts Press, 1936.