As American As Apple Pie

Well, today my daughter and I both did something for the very first time. We made our own pie crust. Now, it may not surprise you that Abby has never made pie crust. But I'm sure that some of you are thinking, "WHAT? Tiffany, you've never made your own pie crust?!?!?" (Lila, Tanya) I take comfort in knowing that others of you are saying, "WHAT? You can MAKE your own pie crust?" (Heather, Ashley)

We made mini-apple pies for supper club tonight. I had intended to use frozen pie crust, but couldn't get it to get down into the muffin tins right and messed them all up. So I searched through my cookbooks for a pie crust recipe. I found one in an old Joy of Cooking book that my mom and dad had given her dad back in 1971. Next problem? I didn't have any shortening. BUT WAIT! There! At the back of the cabinet! Crisco! So away we went. And here's the results: