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Cherry Pie RecipesOld-Fashioned Cherry Pie Recipes Make The Best-Tasting Cherry PiesTradition has it that Queen Elizabeth I made the first one; however, it is unlikely that she ever visited her royal kitchens. Therefore, its inventor will forever remain unknown. Cherry pies were very popular in Elizabethan times, however, and they were said to be one of the Queen's favorite fruit pies. And they have remained a favorite with all pie lovers. Enjoy making one of these vintage recipes for cherry pie today. Cherry pie is always delicious! Cherry PieThe following old-time recipe for cherry pie is taken from the book "Aunt Babette's Cook Book, Foreign and Domestic Receipts for the Household" by Aunt Babette, published by Bloch Publishing and Printing Company, Chicago, in 1889.Aunt Babette always presented the best fruit pie recipes in her cookbooks, and this homemade pie recipe is no exception. Line a pie plate with rich paste, sprinkle cornstarch lightly over the bottom crust and fill with cherries and regulate the quantity of sugar you scatter over them by their sweetness. Bake with an upper crust, secure the edges well, by spreading the white of an egg all around and pinching firmly together. Eat cold. Deep Dish Cherry PieThe following easy cherry pie recipe is taken from "The White House Cook Book" by Hugo Ziemann, Steward of the White House, and Mrs. F. L. Gillette, published by the Saalfield Publishing Company, New York, in 1913.Line your deepish pie plate with good crust, fill half full with ripe cherries; sprinkle over them about a cupful of sugar, a teaspoonful of sifted flour, dot a few bits of butter over that. Now fill the crust full to the top. Cover with upper crust and bake. This is one of the best fruit pie recipes, if made correctly, and the cherries in any case should be stoned. Mock Cherry PieThe following unusual recipe for imitation cherry pie is taken from Mom's old recipe scrapbook, circa 1929.This recipe for mock cherry pie is one to try when cherries are unavailable, and you have a few cranberries in the cupboard. Imagine: A cranberry pie recipe that tastes just like cherry! 1 large cup cranberries cut up in halves, 1 cup sugar, 1/2 cup water, 1 tablespoon flour, 1/2 teaspoon almond essence, pinch salt. Cook cranberries and thicken with the flour and pour into crust and cover with top crust. --Mrs. Foi 
These old-time cherry pie recipes are absolutely delicious. Select one and surprise everyone with a freshly baked, homemade cherry pie. Then, get ready for the compliments!
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