Mabel Kirk's Butternut Squash Pie

1 t Salt

1 c Shortening

7 tb -- Water, ice

--FILLING-- 2 c Butternut squash -- cut into 1" cubes, cooked & drained

1 c Evaporated milk

3 Eggs -- lightly beaten

1/2 c Sugar, brown

1/2 c Sugar, granulated

2 tb Flour

1/2 ts Lemon extract

1/2 ts Cinnamon

1/8 ts Salt

1/4 ts Nutmeg

1/4 ts Cloves, ground

1 t Butter -- melted

400. For crust, combine flour and salt in med bowl. Cut in shortening with pastry blender or two knifes until flour forms pea-sized chunks. Sprinkle one tablespoon of the ice water over one small section of flour mixture and mix lightly with a fork. Repeat, rotating bowl, one section at a time. Form two-thirds of dough into lg ball, then press down to form a

5-6" diameter "pancake" (remainder of dough can be rolled out into a rect- angle, sprinkled with cinnamon and sugar, rolled and cut into little pinwheels, brushed with butter and a sugar-water glaze and baked sepa- rately). Sprinkle flour on rolling (preferably taped-down pastry cloth) and, with flour-dusted rolling pin, roll dough into circle until dough is about 1/4" thick. Trim one inch larger than inverted

10" Pyrex pie plate. Carefully roll pastry onto rolling pin, then unroll it onto right-side-up pie plate. Press into pie plate. Fold edge under. Flute

1/2" high edge. Cover with plastic wrap. Refrigerate. Combine all ingredients in mixing bowl and mix at med speed for 5 min. Pour into chilled pastry shell. Cover edge of pie with long strip of aluminum foil to prevent ovebrowning. Bake

10 min at

400F. Reduce heat to

375 F and bake for 25 min. Remove foil. Bake

10-15 min more, or until knife inserted in center

comes out clean and crust is golden brown. From "The Washington Post Magazine" 11/10/91 Submitted By SAM WARING