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Farm Journal's Complete Pie Cookbook Mass Market Paperback – September 12, 1981

by Farm Journal (Author), Nell B. Nichols (Editor)
4.5 out of 5 stars 163 ratings
Provides recipes of both traditional and new versions of fruit, meat, fish, and vegetable pies
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  1. Print length
    389 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Ballantine Books
  4. Publication date
    September 12, 1981
  5. ISBN-10
    0345297822
  6. ISBN-13
    978-0345297822
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Product details

  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Ballantine Books
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 12, 1981
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 389 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0345297822
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0345297822
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 7.7 ounces
  • Best Sellers Rank: #3,778,225 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.5 out of 5 stars 163 ratings

Customer reviews

4.5 out of 5 stars
163 global ratings

Customers say

Customers find this cookbook full of great pie recipes and appreciate its comprehensive range of different kinds of pies. They like the instructions, with one customer noting the explanations of all techniques, and they enjoy the taste, describing them as yummy. They value the cookbook's content, with one review highlighting its great information on the art of pie-making. Customers find it makes a great holiday gift, with one mentioning it was a big hit on Christmas Day.

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25 customers mention "Pie recipes"25 positive0 negative

Customers love the pie recipes in this cookbook, describing it as an old-fashioned cookbook full of great ones, with one customer noting that the recipes use real ingredients.

"It's got some great pie recipes in it. The book is in a little rough shape however. I can't wait to make one of the pies" Read more

"This is a great, old-fashioned pie cookbook. There are hundreds of recipes for all kinds of pies...." Read more

"Awesome Cookbook! Grandma would have loved it! Clear and easy to follow!" Read more

"...The dust jacket is a little worn. The recipes are wonderful. I am getting ready for a traditional apple pie today...." Read more

7 customers mention "Instructions"7 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the cookbook's instructions, with one customer noting the detailed explanations of techniques and another mentioning helpful hints for young brides.

"...Recipes use real ingredients, are well-tested and easy to follow. Wish I'd met Nell!" Read more

"...Full of pastry recipes and tips as well as recipes for every kind of pie you would like to make." Read more

"...Step by step instructions and explanations of all techniques. Love this book and I'm working my way through the recipes...." Read more

"I have made a hundred or mor of these pies. Great illustrations and instructions. Wore my another one out and have gifted this book too" Read more

7 customers mention "Taste"7 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the taste of the pies in this cookbook, describing them as yummy, with one customer noting they are well-tested.

"...These recipes taste great and have simple instructions, and come out good every time...." Read more

"...Recipes use real ingredients, are well-tested and easy to follow. Wish I'd met Nell!" Read more

"...This book covers all kinds of dough, pies and tarts. Bought mine in the 60s and it looks like it." Read more

"...of pies, many of which have faded from popularity, but are still delicious. I really love this book." Read more

4 customers mention "Pie information"4 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the pie information in the cookbook, with reviews highlighting its comprehensive coverage of crust preparation and pie-making techniques, as well as its cultural insights from the 1950s era.

"...Not only for the recipes but for the cultural wisdom of.....the fifties?? Many helpful hints for the young bride and how to keep her man happy...." Read more

"...Good, basic pie information with a lot of old fashion recipes. Step by step instructions and explanations of all techniques...." Read more

"...These are old home baked recipes an are very good. Also tells you all about pie crust, fruit pies etc...." Read more

"Great recipes and better still, great information on the art of pie-making as well as pie origins...." Read more

4 customers mention "Variety of recipes"4 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the cookbook's comprehensive range of different kinds of pies, including various types of piecrust.

"...It is full of yummy pie recipes and lots of variety. This was recommended by a friend and it is great." Read more

"...It's good to have another copy of it! It even has different types of piecrust and a good recipe for oil piecrust" Read more

"...This cook book covers a comprehensive range of different kinds of pies. Highly recommend!" Read more

"...It is one my mother and grandmother used. It has a good variety of pies, many of which have faded from popularity, but are still delicious...." Read more

3 customers mention "Gift value"3 positive0 negative

Customers find the cookbook makes a great holiday gift, with one mentioning it was a big hit on Christmas Day.

"...It was a Christmas gift for my son." Read more

"This cookbook was a big hit on Christmas Day. Not only for the recipes but for the cultural wisdom of.....the fifties??..." Read more

"...The book, pie plate, pie pan, and gift basket or bow, makes great holiday gift. Or wedding gift for the newly married!!" Read more

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Shipping and packing was wonderful. The hardcover of the book was nice, the binding is pulling away from the lower quarter of the book. The dust jacket is a little worn. The recipes are wonderful. I am getting ready for a traditional apple pie today. Just submitted a picture of the double crust on pg 21 with the recipe old fashioned apple pie on pg 51.
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  • rubychild
    5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Pie Recipes
    Reviewed in the United States on November 22, 2012
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    I got my mother another of this cookbook, as her copy was falling apart - after 30 years of hard use. My mother has had this pie cook book since I was a little girl, and she is an amazing pie maker. My mother has imparted to me her tricks of the trade and a lot of her base recipes come from this classic cook book. These recipes taste great and have simple instructions, and come out good every time. I have picked up pie recipes here and there, and tried other cookbooks but this is the classic standard cookbook that every serious pie maker should have. The recipes themselves come out great and they are such that you can tweak it here and there, if you want, to put your own signature on it. This cook book covers a comprehensive range of different kinds of pies. Highly recommend!
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  • jeannie
    5.0 out of 5 stars Pies, yum
    Reviewed in the United States on November 9, 2010
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    This is my 3rd copy of this book. First was given by my mother when book was new. Got so ragged, was help together with rubber bands. Much loved, several recipes have become staples for holiday dinners. 2nd copy was confiscated by house mouse (just disappeared), so had to get a 3rd. Cannot live without this pie book. Most especially the Best-Ever Lemon Meringue (pg 124) and Snowstorm Squash (I used pumpkin) (pgs 113,114). Wouldn't dare show up for Thanksgiving dinner without a pie and they all come from this wonderful book.
    7 people found this helpful
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  • elanorh
    5.0 out of 5 stars This is a great, old-fashioned pie cookbook
    Reviewed in the United States on May 18, 2015
    Format: HardcoverVerified Purchase
    This is a great, old-fashioned pie cookbook. There are hundreds of recipes for all kinds of pies. There are a lot of *chiffon* pie recipes, but even if the thought of those makes you uncomfortable, there are plenty of other recipes in the cookbook, as well. There are literally pages of rhubarb pie recipes (for instance), as well as multiple green tomato pie recipes, etc.

    If you like pie, this is a cookbook to seek out.
    6 people found this helpful
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  • Seeking Spirit
    5.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining for all.
    Reviewed in the United States on January 21, 2021
    Format: HardcoverVerified Purchase
    This cookbook was a big hit on Christmas Day. Not only for the recipes but for the cultural wisdom of.....the fifties?? Many helpful hints for the young bride and how to keep her man happy. Honestly, quite a find and some good laughs for my millennial daughters.
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  • Marilyn S
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great Cookbok
    Reviewed in the United States on January 7, 2020
    Format: HardcoverVerified Purchase
    My granddaughter liked this book so well, I bought one for her. She is 11 and already loves to bake. This book covers all kinds of dough, pies and tarts. Bought mine in the 60s and it looks like it.
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  • Gail P. Boyce
    5.0 out of 5 stars The strawberry glace pie recipe is the favorite of my oldest son and my husband
    Reviewed in the United States on August 24, 2014
    Format: HardcoverVerified Purchase
    This is the quintessential cook book for pies. I made the mistake of throwing it away while cleaning and paring down, only to miss it and reordered it. I will keep this cookbook until the end! The strawberry glace pie recipe is the favorite of my oldest son and my husband, not to mention everyone who eats it. Instead of a birthday cake, my kids and husband ask for pies.
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  • Jannine T
    4.0 out of 5 stars Contents of book
    Reviewed in the United States on April 10, 2025
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    Shipping and packing was wonderful. The hardcover of the book was nice, the binding is pulling away from the lower quarter of the book. The dust jacket is a little worn. The recipes are wonderful. I am getting ready for a traditional apple pie today. Just submitted a picture of the double crust on pg 21 with the recipe old fashioned apple pie on pg 51.
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    Reviewed in the United States on April 10, 2025
    Shipping and packing was wonderful. The hardcover of the book was nice, the binding is pulling away from the lower quarter of the book. The dust jacket is a little worn. The recipes are wonderful. I am getting ready for a traditional apple pie today. Just submitted a picture of the double crust on pg 21 with the recipe old fashioned apple pie on pg 51.
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  • Mary-Ella Arnold
    5.0 out of 5 stars Best book ever! Got it as replacement as mine wore out
    Reviewed in the United States on December 29, 2021
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    I have made a hundred or mor of these pies. Great illustrations and instructions. Wore my another one out and have gifted this book too
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