[miss marmelstein]

Mom: I do half Crisco, half butter. The Crisco for flakiness, the butter for flavor. Of course, like most things, some of my pies are disasters and some of my pies rock.

[momtothree]

Have you ever correlated the atmosphere of the room when you are making them? Why I ask is I have found a humid day (or one with a lot of rain) can make the crust more difficult to work. I wonder if Fall pies are the best... perfect pie making weather. :)

[itsahoot]

Mom: I do half Crisco, half butter. The Crisco for flakiness, the butter for flavor.

Ever try butter flavor Crisco? My mother swore by lard for the best pie crust.