Ingredients

  • 6 -8 fresh pears, peeled, cored, sliced
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1 dash salt
  • 1 tablespoon cornstarch
  • 1 teaspoon grated fresh lemon rind
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon mace
  • 1/2 teaspoon ginger
  • 1/2 cup flour
  • 1/4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine, softened
  • 1 (9 inch) unbaked pie shells

Method

  • Fill pie shell with sliced pears.
  • Mix together 1/4 cup of the sugar,the salt, cornstarch, lemon rind, and lemon juice and spread over the pears.
  • Mix together remaining sugar, spices and flour and add to butter.
  • Stir with a fork until crumbly and sprinkle over pears.
  • Bake at 450F for 15 minutes, reducing to 350F to bake about 30 minutes more.