DEAR SUN SPOTS: I am writing to you for my sister-in-law. She is trying to find a recipe for raisin pie. We would sure be glad if some readers could help us. — J. st. A., Auburn

ANSWER: Sun Spots has noted previously that there are dozens, if not hundreds, of recipes for anything you can think of online. However, copyright issues limit when she can reproduce them. But with this recipe, she got lucky.

Sun-Maid, the raisin company, has the following recipe online. Sun Spots is pretty sure that company officials will be thrilled to have Sun-Maid mentioned in the column and wouldn’t mind her including the recipe.

Ingredients

2 cups Sun-Maid natural raisins

2 cups water

½ cup packed brown sugar

2 tablespoons cornstarch

½ teaspoon cinnamon

¼ teaspoon salt

1 tablespoon vinegar

1 tablespoon butter or margarine

1 double unbaked pie crust

Directions

Combine raisins and water and boil for 5 minutes.

Blend sugar, cornstarch, cinnamon and salt.

Add to raisin liquid and cook, stirring until clear. Remove from heat.

Stir in vinegar and butter/margarine. Cool slightly.

Turn into pastry-lined pan. Cover with top pastry or lattice strips.

Bake at 425 degrees Fahrenheit about 30 minutes or until crust is golden brown.

Makes 1 pie (8 servings).

The other recipes online were very similar. One included vanilla, while one used white instead of brown sugar.

Two other recipes available from Sun-Maid are sour cream raisin pie and apple raisin cobbler pie.

Perhaps readers will have a recipe they’d like to share as well.

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Here is my selection for the best meatloaf recipe request (March 21). I am 87, and this was my mother’s recipe before me. I think it is less work. It has fewer ingredients and doesn’t require an oven. — J.B.T., Lewiston

ANSWER: Sun Spots already published your recipe. Perhaps you missed it? It was in the April 7 column (http://tinyurl.com/lzgoew5).

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I have some introductory rock and mineral books for Lily in Mechanic Falls (May 9) if there is a way to get in touch with her. — John Bay, West Minot, 215-0750, johnbay@megalink.net

ANSWER: She did not provide email, but the phone number is 345-7006.

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I work for the animals at the animal shelter in Lewiston. I am knitting blankets for the cats in the shelter. If you know someone who has four-ply yarn (not cone) in light colors that they don’t use, please call me at 777-1593.

I don’t have a car. If you could bring the yarn to me, I will pay for your gas. I enjoy knitting. It passes the day. — Germaine Nolan, Lewiston

DEAR SUN SPOTS: For Doug Roberts looking for vintage bead board, he may want to contact Portland Architectural Salvage Co. 131 Preble St., Portland, 780-0634, as they specialize in vintage materials salvaged from buildings being demolished. — Fred Stone, fred04276@yahoo.com

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