COMPANY and PIE CRUST

In 1989, Mom wrote:  “It did rain Sunday June 11^th but it’s very dry as we seem to be missed all the time.  Hoping for one good rain.

Whereas, here on the coast, we congratulate ourselves on every dry day.  .  .

and, luckily, we have been blessed with great weather for the last few days,

which is great because we’ve been enjoying company --

Sergei, Daniela, and amazing little Andrew. . .

zooming around at 11 months now -- he started walking at 8 months!

Bryan went sightseeing on Saturday with Serge, Daniela, and Andrew.  They visited Stanley Park and the suspension bridge at Capilano which terrified Daniela.

Meanwhile, I made an appetizer to take to Nestor’s.  It was olives and cheese rolled up in pie pastry and baked until golden.

Nestor made a big BBQ dinner for all of us.

my nephew Steven

Anastasia complimented me on the pastry in the appetizers. It was Mom’s recipe.

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Mary Stadnyk’s PIE CRUST 

        (this will make one double crust pie)

Put a tablespoon of vinegar into a measuring cup.  Then add just enough cold water to make it ¼ cup of liquid.

1 ¼ cups flour

½ cup lard

·        Rub the lard into the flour with your fingers until all the flour is taken up.

·      Using a fork, lightly mix in the water and vinegar.

·        Divide the dough into 2 portions.  (Take a larger portion for the bottom crust.) R

·        Roll out thinly.  

·        Check to see that the crust will be big enough to go up the sides of the pan.

·        Slide a spatula under the crust to loosen it.

Fold the crust in 4 before placing it in the pie plate. 

Mom’s pie!

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P.S.  Daniela says that Andrew’s new wooden dog has been named after Vesper!