Shoo Fly Pie

Recipes Ingredients:

1 x Pastry for 9" crust pie
1/2 ts Baking soda
1/4 c Hot water
1/2 c Molasses
1 ea Egg yolk,well beaten
3/4 c Flour
1/2 ts Cinnamon
1/8 ts Each: mace,ginger,cloves
1/2 c Brown sugar
2 tb Shortening,melted
1/2 ts Salt

Recipe Instructions:

Line 9" Pie plate with pastry;chill.Dissolve soda and water; beat into molasses.Blend in Egg yolk;pour into Pie crust.Combine remaining ingredients to make crumbs.Sprinkle over pie.Bake in preheated 400 degree Oven for about 10 minutes or until crust begins to brown.Reduce temperature to 325 degrees;bake until top is firm.