Faye's Strawberry And Rhubarb Pie

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• pastry for single-crust pie
• 2 cups diced rhubarb
• 1 cup sliced strawberry
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1/2 cup half-and-half
• 1 dash salt
• 2 tablespoons tapioca
• 3 tablespoons tapioca (one for each cup of berries)
• 1/2 teaspoon almond extract

Recipe

• 1 mix together the rhubarb, strawberries and sugar - let this sit overnight.
• 2 add to that the next day - the half and half, salt, tapioca and almond extract. mix well.
• 3 prepare pastry for single-crust pie, being careful not to stretch dough too much. place in glass pie plate and trim and crimp the edge.
• 4 add the mixture to the pie crust. this should fill up the pie crust about half full. be sure to put something under the pie plate in the oven as this bubbles alot!
• 5 bake this at 400 degrees for 40 minutes or more depending on the bottom crust.