Prune Pie - cooking recipe

Ingredients

8 cups flour
3 cups sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt (more if desired)
4 teaspoons baking powder
2 cups lard (shortening works, too)
3 lbs prunes, pitted

Preparation

Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
Mix together flour, baking powder, salt and 1 cup of sugar.
Cut in the shortening until the mixture is crumbly.
Add enough cold water to make a soft dough.
Knead slightly and cut in half.
Roll out dough, 1/4 inch thick, and line cookie sheet with one. Save the other.
Cook prunes in water until soft. Drain.
Mash well, adding 2 cups of sugar (to taste, you may not need it all).
Season with cinnamon and cloves.
Spread filling evenly over bottom crust.
Cover with top crust pinch seams and cut steam vents.
Bake until crust is slightly brown.