Name: Blackberry Pie
Ingredients: pie crust; ripe blackberries; sugar

Blackberry Pie

Oven, in the book's wordsA moderate oven

Ingredients

pie crust
ripe blackberries
sugar

Directions

The book says “a moderate oven”. The 350°F (175°C) in the steps is the modern equivalent, not the book's own figure.

Assemble

Line a pie dish with a good crust.
Fill the dish with ripe blackberries and sweeten generously.

Bake and serve

Cover with another crust and bake at 350°F (175°C) until golden.
Serve cold with sifted white sugar on top.

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.

Explore the science

What each ingredient does

Pie crust: Forms the base and top that enclose the filling and hold its shape.
Ripe blackberries: Provide the main fruit flavor, moisture and tartness for the filling.
Sugar: Sweetens the filling and balances the tartness of the blackberries.

“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.