Raisin Pie - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    2 1/2 cups seedless sultana raisins
    1 1/2 cups water
    1/4 cup brown sugar
    3 tablespoons cornstarch
    2 tablespoons vinegar
    1/3 cup orange juice or 1 cup orange, chopped (without peel)
    1 cup evaporated milk or 1 cup cream
    to taste pastry for a double-crust 9-inch pie
Preparation
    Wash raisins, add the water and simmer for 10 minutes.
    Add the brown sugar.
    Moisten the cornstarch with vinegar and orange juice (and a little water if using a chopped orange). Stir into the raisin mixture and cook until thick.
    Add the milk.
    Roll out half the pastry to line an 8-inch pie plate. Fill with the raisin mixture. Cover with the other half of the pastry.
    Make three or four slits in the top crust. Bake at 400 F for 35 to 45 minutes.

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