6 c Peeled and sliced pears
2 tb Lemon juice
1/3 c Sugar
1/3 c All-purpose flour
1/2 ts Ground ginger
1/3 c Light corn syrup
1 Unbaked 9-inch pastry shell
1/3 c All-purpose flour
1/3 c Firmly packed brown sugar
2 tb Butter or margarine
Combine pears and lemon juice; toss gently. Combine sugar, 1/3 cup
flour, and ginger; add sugar mixture and corn syrup to pears. Spoon
mixture into pastry shell.
Combine 1/3 cup flour and brown sugar in a small bowl; blend well. Add
butter; mix until crumbly. Sprinkle on pear mixture. Bake at 450 degrees
F for 15 minutes. Reduce heat to 350 degrees F, and bake 30 minutes
longer. Yield: One 9-inch pie.
From Ethel C. Jernegan of Georgia in October, 1987 “Southern Living” Typos
by Jeff Pruett
Yields
9 Inch pie