Title: Purple Plum Pie
Categories: Desserts, Pies & past, Taste of ho
Yield: 8 Servings

4 c Fresh plums (about 1 1/2
-pounds), sliced
1/2 c Sugar
1/4 c All-purpose flour
1/4 ts Salt
1/4 ts Ground cinnamon
1 tb Lemon juice
1 Unbaked deep-dish pastry
-shell (9 inches)

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1/2 c Sugar
1/2 c All-purpose flour
1/4 ts Ground cinnamon
1/4 ts Ground nutmeg
3 tb Cold butter or margarine

In a bowl, combine the first six ingredients; pour into the pastry shell.
For topping, combine sugar, flour, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a small bowl;
cut in butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Sprinkle over
filling. Bake at 375 degrees for 50-60 minutes or until bubbly and golden
brown. Cover edges of crust during the last 20 minutes to prevent
overbrowning. Cool on a wire rack. Yield: 8 servings.

NOTES : "I can never resist a tart, tempting slice of this beautiful pie.
It's a down-home dessert that makes any meal special. This pie is a
terrific way to put bountiful summer plums to use." Submitted by Michelle
Beran, Claflin, Kansas.
Recipe by: Taste of Home, June/July, 1997 Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1
#686 by NGavlak@aol.com on Jul 22, 1997