Gooseberry Pie

by Mary Yuill Dixon

3 c. fresh gooseberries

1/3 t. cinnamon

4 T. flour

2/3 - 3/4 c sugar

1 T. butter

pie crust

Mix together dry ingredients.  Mix lighly through berries.  Pour into 8 inch pie crust.  Dot with 1 T. of butter.  If fruit is dry, sprinkle 2 T. water over it.  Cover with top crust.  Bake at 425ºF for 35-45 minutes, until crust is brown and juice begins to bubble through slit in crust.

~Mary Yuill Dixon was from Ontario, Canada.  In Canada there were wild gooseberries.  Gooseberries were about all that would grow because it was so cold there.  Once, Mary made 50 gooseberry pies.  They referred to her as 'the sweet lady who made the sour pies'.