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                       Partridge-In-A-Pear-Tree Pie

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Serving Size  : 8    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Pies                             Fruits

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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   3      cups          Cranberries -- 12 ounces
   1 1/2  cups          Sugar
   8 1/4  ounces        Crushed pineapple -- drained
                        reserve syrup
                        Pastry for 9" 2-crust pie
   3      tablespoons   Flour
     1/4  teaspoon      Salt
     1/4  teaspoon      Cinnamon
   8 1/2  ounces        Pear halves; drained -- cut
          in            half again
                        Sugar

Cook cranberries, sugar, pineapple and reserved 1/4 cup of pineapple juice, 
stirring constantly, until cranberries pop, about 5 minutes. 
Cool. 
Heat oven to 400~. 
Prepare pastry.
Mix flour, salt and cinnamon; stir into cranberry mixture.
 Pour into prepared crust.
Gently press pear slices, spoke-fashion, onto cranberry mixture.
 Roll remaining pastry into a 9" circle.
 Decorate top of pie (see below). 
Cover edge of pie with 2-3" strip of foil to prevent excessive browning;
 remove foil last 15 minutes of baking. Bake until crust is golden brown, about 40 minutes.

 Make a partridge-in-a-pear-tree design cut-outs for top as follows;
for tree trunk, cut a strip about 8" long, 2" wide at top tapering down to 1" at other end.
Sprinkle with sugar; place on center of pie.
 Cut 4-6 tapered narrow strips for branches; sprinkle 
with sugar and place on top of pie coming of trunk.

 Cut 6 partridge shapes; sprinkle with sugar and place between branches of the tree.

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