Dried Apple and Cranberry Pie ORIGINAL RECIPE Take two quarts dried apples, put them into an earthen pot that contains one gallon, fill it with water and set it in a hot oven, adding one handful of cranberries; after baking one hour fill the pot again with water; when done and the apple cold, strain it and add thereto the juice of three or four limes, raisins, sugar, orange peel and cinnamon to your taste. From: American Cookery by Amelia Simmons (1796) SOURCE American Cookery MODERN ADAPTATION Pie crust enough for a double-crusted pie 3-4 cups dried apples ½ cup cranberries ¾ cup sugar 2 limes, juiced ½ cups raisins 1 tsp cinnamon ½ tsp orange peel 1. Preheat your oven to 425°F. 2. Put dried apples and cranberries into a saucepan with enough water to cover. Simmer 10-15 minutes or until apples have softened. 3. Strain the apples and cranberries, discarding the water, and pour into a large bowl. Add raisins, lime juice, sugar orange peel and cinnamon and mix well. 4. Lay your bottom pie crust into your pie plate and trim to fit. 5. Pour pie filling carefully into prepared pie shell. 6. Top with top crust, trim and crimp edges. Cut a few slits in top crust to allow venting. 7. Bake at 425° for 15 minutes, then reduce heat and continue to bake at 350° for 35-45 minutes or until crust is brown. 8. Enjoy! INGREDIENTS - Pie crust enough for a double-crusted pie 3-4 cups dried apples ½ cup cranberries ¾ cup sugar 2 limes, juiced ½ cups raisins 1 tsp cinnamon ½ tsp orange peel - 1. Preheat your oven to 425°F. - 2. Put dried apples and cranberries into a saucepan with enough water to cover. Simmer 10-15 minutes or until apples have softened. - 3. Strain the apples and cranberries, discarding the water, and pour into a large bowl. Add raisins, lime juice, sugar orange peel and cinnamon and mix well. - 4. Lay your bottom pie crust into your pie plate and trim to fit. - 5. Pour pie filling carefully into prepared pie shell. - 6. Top with top crust, trim and crimp edges. Cut a few slits in top crust to allow venting. - 7. Bake at 425° for 15 minutes, then reduce heat and continue to bake at 350° for 35-45 minutes or until crust is brown. - 8. Enjoy! INSTRUCTIONS 1. Preheat your oven to 425°F. 2. Put dried apples and cranberries into a saucepan with enough water to cover. Simmer 10-15 minutes or until apples have softened. 3. Strain the apples and cranberries, discarding the water, and pour into a large bowl. Add raisins, lime juice, sugar orange peel and cinnamon and mix well. 4. Lay your bottom pie crust into your pie plate and trim to fit. 5. Pour pie filling carefully into prepared pie shell. 6. Top with top crust, trim and crimp edges. Cut a few slits in top crust to allow venting. 7. Bake at 425° for 15 minutes, then reduce heat and continue to bake at 350° for 35-45 minutes or until crust is brown. 8. Enjoy! Non-personal archive pmurad November 13, 2003 at 3:24 PM