Over 110-Year-Old Pie Crust Recipe - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 1/2 c. flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1 Tbsp. vinegar
1 c. lard
1 egg
cold water

Preparation

Cut lard into flour and salt.
Beat egg until light in color in a 1-cup measuring cup.
Add vinegar and fill cup with cold water.
Add just barely enough liquid to hold dough together, about 4 tablespoons.
Handle dough as little as possible.
Roll out into pastry and proceed as for any pastry.
Makes enough pastry for 2 (9-inch) pie shells.