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Cranberry Pie

A fruit filling made from cranberries, raisins, sugar, boiling water, and cornstarch.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
By Hatfield (Mass.). Congregational Church · From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 4 ingredients
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Cranberry Pie

three pies

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare

  1. Chop cranberries and raisins.

Make the filling

  1. Add sugar and boiling water.

  2. Add dissolved cornstarch.

  3. Boil until it thickens a little.

By Hatfield (Mass.). Congregational Church. Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).

Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures. See the original page.

Explore the science

What each ingredient does

Cranberries
Provide the tart flavor and bulk of the filling.
Sugar
Sweetens the filling and helps it set with the cornstarch.
Cornstarch (in the method)
Thickens the filling as it boils, giving it a set texture.

The step that matters

Boil until it thickens a little. Cornstarch only thickens once the liquid reaches a boil. Stopping too early leaves the filling thin, while boiling too long can break down the starch and thin it again.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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