Old Fashioned Pie Filling

The pie has existed in various forms since antiquity. Over the centuries, the fillings for pies have run the gamut of almost every type of fruit, meat, and seafood known to man. Historically, most pies have been savory preparations. While modern pies have rich and delicious pastry crusts, traditionally the filling was considered the most important element in baking pies. Due to the inconsistency of ovens in the past, crusts were often simply utilized to protect the filling from being burned