Deep Plum Pie

1. 1

   Fill a 9 x 9 x 2 inch baking dish about 3/4 full with the plums places cut side down.

2. 2

   Combine the sugar, cloves or cardamon, salt and tapioca and sprinkle over the fruit.

3. 3

   Shake the dish slightly so that the sugar will sift down through the fruit.

4. 4

   Sprinkle with the lemon juice and dot with the butter.

5. 5

   Bake at 375F (190C) F for 20 minutes.

6. 6

   Roll the pastry and cut nine 3 inch circles from it.

7. 7

   Remove the pie from the oven and place the circles of pastry over the fruit in a slightly overlapping design.

8. 8

   Return the pie to the oven and bake for an additional 20 minutes or until the fruit is tender and the pastry brown.

9. 9

   Serve warm or cold.

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