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From 250 Superb Pies and Pastries, Culinary Arts Institute, 1941

Tested Recipe!

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 ½ cup alphabet noodles
 1 cup cinnamon red hots
 1 cup pear juice
 1 cup water
 ½ tsp salt
 ¼ cup sugar
 7 tbsp corn starch
 2 eggs
 2 cups syrup from boiled noodles
 1 cup cream or evaporated milk
 1 tbsp butter
 ½ cup unsweetened pineapple juice
 1 cup diced canned pears
 1 baked pie shell or graham cracker crust
 Whipped Cream Topping
1

Combine the first four ingredients and ¼ teaspoon of the salt and cook about 40 minutes or until noodles are tender. Drain and reserve cooking syrup for filling.

2

Sift sugar, cornstarch and remaining ¼ teaspoon of salt together; add eggs, reserved cooking syrup, and cream; cook slowly until thickened, stirring constantly. Remove from heat, add butter, pineapple juice, pears and all but 2 tablespoons of the noodles.

3

Cool filling, then pour into pastry shell. Cover with whipped cream and decorate with reserved noodles.

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Ingredients

 ½ cup alphabet noodles
 1 cup cinnamon red hots
 1 cup pear juice
 1 cup water
 ½ tsp salt
 ¼ cup sugar
 7 tbsp corn starch
 2 eggs
 2 cups syrup from boiled noodles
 1 cup cream or evaporated milk
 1 tbsp butter
 ½ cup unsweetened pineapple juice
 1 cup diced canned pears
 1 baked pie shell or graham cracker crust
 Whipped Cream Topping

Directions

1

Combine the first four ingredients and ¼ teaspoon of the salt and cook about 40 minutes or until noodles are tender. Drain and reserve cooking syrup for filling.

2

Sift sugar, cornstarch and remaining ¼ teaspoon of salt together; add eggs, reserved cooking syrup, and cream; cook slowly until thickened, stirring constantly. Remove from heat, add butter, pineapple juice, pears and all but 2 tablespoons of the noodles.

3

Cool filling, then pour into pastry shell. Cover with whipped cream and decorate with reserved noodles.

Notes

Alphabet Pie

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