Violet Dowda'S Green Grape Pie From Nanny'S Recipes - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 cups green grapes
1 egg, beaten
2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons tapioca
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 teaspoon allspice
2 pie crusts, unbaked

Preparation

To cook grapes: Gather before seeds harden and grapes are developed. A little larger size than gooseberries. Wash and pull off stems and measure. Use 2 cups of grapes, 1/4 cups water and 1 tsp baking soda. Boil, stir and mash as they cook. (In Texas we have the wild grapes-I have not tried this yet- I am going to try it w/store bought green grapes.).
Combine the cooked grapes with all other ingredients, pour into a pie crust and top with remaining crust sealing edges. Make slits in the top crust for vents. Sprinkle w/a wee bit of cinnamon and sugar.
You may have to use a crust guard or foil over the edges of the pie the first half of baking to prevent browning to fast.
Mrs. Dowda notes that this is a fast seller at the church bazaars.
Bake at 450 degrees for 10 minutes then reduce heat to 350 degrees and bake 25 min more or until browned.