Michigan State University Extension
Preserving Food Safely - 01600604
10/13/97

GREEN TOMATO PIE

    4 cups peeled, sliced green tomatoes                   


    1 tablespoon lemon juice                               


    1-1/4 cup white or brown sugar                         


    5 tablespoons flour                                    


    1/4 teaspoon salt                                      


    1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon                           


    1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg                             


    2 tablespoons butter or margarine                      

    Pastry for 2-crust 9-inch pie                          

    Use  green tomatoes of mature size.   Dip into  boiling

water
 to loosen skins,  then peel and core.   Cut  tomatoes

into
1/4-inch slices.   Sprinkle with lemon juice.   Combine

sugar,
 flour,  salt and spices; mix with the tomato slices.

Line
 a  9-inch  pie plate with pastry.   Fill  with  tomato

mixture;
 dot with butter.   Adjust top crust, cutting slits

for
steam to escape;  seal.   Bake at 450 degrees Fahrenheit

for
15  minutes, reduce heat to 350  degrees  Fahrenheit and

bake
30 minutes longer.                                     

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