Wet Bottom Shoofly Pie #2

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A true Pennsylvania Dutch staple.

Wet Bottom Shoofly Pie #2

for the crumbs:
1 1/2 c. flour
1/2 c. brown sugar
2 tbsp. shortening

for the filling:
1 tsp. baking soda
1 c. boiling water
1/2 c. dark corn syrup
1/2 c. molasses
1/4 tsp. salt
1 egg
a 9 inch unbaked pie crust

for the crumbs:
Use a medium bowl to combine the flour, brown sugar and shortening.
Mix together until the dough forms fine crumbs. Set aside.
Preheat oven to 375.

for the filling:
Use another medium bowl to dissolve the baking soda in the boiling water.
Be careful as this will fizz up.
Stir in the corn syrup, molasses, salt and egg. Mix well.
Pour 1/3 of this mixture into the bottom of the unbaked.
Sprinkle 1/3 of the crumbs over top of that.
Continue this process until both mixtures have been used up.
Bake for 10 minutes.
Then lower oven temperature to 350 and bake for an additional 30 minutes.
Makes one 8 serving pie.