As the World Cooks – a foundling cookbook from 1938: Pumpkin Pie

This was found at the local thrift shop for $2.50.  The title is serious from a time of very serious matters.  It was compiled and printed in 1938 by volunteers for charity.

Over the next while I will  photograph the pages and share this gem.  The recipes are diverse and from around the world as it was known in Massachusetts in 1368.

I am starting with the pumpkin pie as it is Thanksgiving here in Canada this coming Monday and Pumpkin pie is the go to desert for the occasion.

All of the recipes assume that you know how to put it all together.  Some pages it is only the ingredients and the rest is up to you.  This one is fine but is only for the filling – these older women assume that you the reader will know the recipe off by heart for pastry.  I have a semblance of a pastry recipe in the back of my memory but I will always look for one just to make sure.    If I am feeling rich I will use a unsalted butter for a fine pastry instead of the lard that is typically used here in Canada – the lard box always has a pastry recipe on it and is decent enough for family and friends.

 

Have fun!

 

Cathy.