Talk about minimalist. The instructions for pie crust are super limited. Looking back at other pie crust recipes I have, they are all limited in their method. My guess is that women “just knew” how to make pie crust. The circled 4 I believe means it makes 4 two-crust pies.

Pie Crust 4

4 cups flour

1 cup shortening

3/4 tsp salt

10 tbls water (approx)

Get flour & shortening worked together as fine as you can before adding remaining ingredients.