This new venture by the Friends of Leith Church can be yours for $15. Here is a sample recipe to whet your appetite.

TOPSY TURVY PIE - from Barbara Cline

The pie is an apple pie with a different twist. The pie is called TOPSY TURVY because as soon as it is baked, it is turned out of the pie plate upside down on a serving dish to reveal a caramel and nut glaze. Serve warm with vanilla ice cream. You have a sumptuous dessert!

1/4 cup softened butter or margarine
1/2 cup pecan pieces
1/3 -1/2 cup brown sugar
Pastry for 2-crust deep 9-inch pie plate
4 cups sliced apples
2/3 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup all purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Generously spread some margarine in pie plate including the bottom and sides. Sprinkle with pecans and brown sugar. Place bottom crust over brown sugar. Moisten edge with a little water.
Combine apples, sugar, flour and cinnamon. Place in crust. Top with second crust. Crimp edges together. Cut slashes in top crust to allow steam to escape.
Bake in 425°F oven for 15 minutes. Reduce temperature to 350°F and continue baking for about 40 minutes or until apples are soft and it smells yummy! Remove from oven and cool on baking rack for 3 minutes, then invert carefully onto a large serving plate.
Serves 8.

PER SERVING:
678 Calories, 5g Protein, 3g Fibre, 92g Carbohydrate, 33g Fat

Barbara's Tips: Although matters of taste are different, Barbara believes that Cortland apples are superior in this recipe! And she also says;I believe the best pastry is made with lard.






Praise for More Than a Cookbook

The recipes are mouth-watering, the glimpses of local history charming and illuminating. This is a wonderful book and a great community project".

Bronwyn Drainie, Editor,
Literary Review of Canada, Broadcaster and Writer

"The inimitable, More Than a Cookbook is intertwined with historical facts concerning Leith, the Leith Church in particular and an array of treasured recipes that will always provide nourishment for both body and soul".

Norah Egener, Author of 'A Time Apart.....
Letters of Love and War

"More Than a Cookbook gives the reader a sense of the creative spirit bubbling, not just on the stovetops, but in the hearts and minds of the residents of this special part of Ontario. Tom Thomson's artistic legacy is alive and thriving!"

Stuart Reid, Director/Curator,
Tom Thomson Memorial Art Gallery

More Than A Cookbook is for anyone who enjoys good food provided from a historical perspective.

Included In the book are:

Over 150 wonderful, tried and true recipes provided by a large number of residents of the nearby areas of Annan, Leith Balaclava and Bognor.

Interesting historical information of early pioneer days.

Pictures from early as well as later days of the area and the church.

Genealogy and recipes from the family of Tom Thomson famous Canadian landscape painter, who grew up nearby and attended Leith Church with his family.