Categories: Pies, Fruit, Usenet 
      Yield: 1 pie 
  
  1 1/2 c  Graham cracker crumbs 
      3 T  Sugar 
    1/3 c  Butter, melted 
      3 t  Cornstarch 
    2/3 c  Sugar 
    1/4 c  Water, cold 
      2 lb Grapes, seedless (green), 
           -with stems removed 
      1 T  Lemon juice 
      1 c  Sour cream 
      1 T  Sugar 
      1 t  Vanilla extract 
  
  Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.  Combine cracker crumbs, about 3 T sugar and 
  butter.  Reserve 1/4 cup of this crumb mixture and press the rest into a 
  9-inch pie pan.  Bake at 350 degrees F. for 8 minutes.  Allow to cool. 
   
  Dissolve cornstarch and about 2/3 cup sugar in cold water in saucepan.  Add 
  grapes and bring to boil, stirring constantly.  Reduce heat and simmer for 
  5 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in the lemon juice. Cool. 
   
  Spoon this filling into the baked and cooled crust.  Mix sour cream with 
  about 1 T sugar and vanilla and spread over pie. Sprinkle with reserved 
  crumbs. Serve. 
   
  NOTES: 
   
  *  Fruit pie made from green seedless grapes -- This recipe came originally 
  from the _Los Angeles Times Magazine_.  It's unusual:  I'd never before 
  thought of using grapes in a pie before.  But it's good! 
   
  : Difficulty:  easy to moderate (burns easily). 
  : Time:  30 minutes. 
  : Precision:  approximate measurement OK. 
   
  : Michelle Berteig 
  : Caltech, Pasadena, California, USA 
  : michelle@tybalt.caltech.edu 
   
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