Friday, October 8, 2010

Thanksgiving Pies for YOU

"A grateful heart,comes through expressing gratitude to our Heavenly Father for His blessings and to those around us for all that they bring into our lives. ...My sincere, heartfelt prayer is that we may in our individual lives reflect that marvelous virtue of gratitude. May it permeate our very souls, now and evermore."
 -President Monson (Conference 2010)


We just wanted to take a moment to wish all of you wonderful Sisters and your families a very
Happy Thanksgiving Weekend!

 What a perfect opportunity this gives us to express our gratitude to all of the good people in our lives, and most especially to our Father in heaven who has given us all that we have.

We are sure lucky to get to live where we do and to be a part of such a loving Ward Family!

To help with your Thanksgiving dinner- we are including TWO delicious Pie recipes for
you to try out at your Turkey dinner!
Happy Baking and Happy Eating!

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PUMPKIN and Cream Cheese PIE
- shared by Sister Fisk


1 large unbaked pie shell
1 cup evaporated milk
1 1/4 cups pumpkin
2 eggs
1/2 cup sugar
1 250 gr. pkg. cream cheese
1 tsp cinnamon
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1/2 tsp vanilla
1/4 tsp ginger
1 egg
Dash of salt


Cream together cream cheese, sugar, vanilla, and egg. Spread on bottom of pie shell. Mix
pumpkin, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, salt, evaporated milk and eggs; pour gently over
cream cheese layer. Bake 1 hour at 350 degrees F.

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(Grandma) Zilpha Garrett's Pumpkin Pie
-Shared by Alisa Peace

3 cups Evaporated milk
1 large can Pumpkin
1 1/2 cups brown sugar
2 tbs butter
14 tsp salt
3 eggs beaten
1 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp cloves
1/2 tsp nutmeg
Beat together. bake in uncooked pie shell @ 400 for 45 min or until knife comes out clean. This recipe will make THREE 9" pies

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Click Play to re-hear President Monson's talk on Gratitude.