Cut shortening into flour & salt, blend until flour is moistened.
Combine egg, water, & vinegar, add all at one time to flour mixture.
Stir until all ingredients are well combined.
Roll out dough on a lightly floured working surface, or between two pieces of waxed paper.
Place upside down pie pan onto rolled out dough.
Flip dough and pie pan right side up, fit dough to pie pan.
Trim excess dough from sides.
Crimp edges.
Bake in preheated 350 degrees F oven for 30 to 35 minutes, or fill with pie filling and bake accordingly.
(Recipe makes top and bottom crust or two bottom crust)
In a medium mixing bowl, mix together sugar, flour, cinnamon, cloves.
Add melted butter, beaten egg yolks, and sweet milk. (May use one can Milnot evaporated milk and add enough whole milk to make a scant 3 cups.)
Beat egg whites, just until stiff peaks form (do not over beat)
Fold egg whites into milk mixture.
Pour into 2 unbaked pie shells, stirring constantly so spices do not settle.
Bake in a preheated 400 °F oven for 10 to 15 minutes.
Finish baking at 325 °F approximately 30 to 45 minutes, or until center is barely still "jiggly”.
(May take longer to bake if you make crust on the thicker side and/or if you have a deep dish style of pie pan.)
