Green Tomato Pie

 This is surprisingly a great tasting pie.

4 cups sliced green tomatoes

boiling water

1 1/2 cups sugar

2 tablespoons flour

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon nutmeg

1 tablespoon lemon juice

2 tablespoons butter

2 9 inch piecrusts

Preheat oven to 425.  In a medium bowl, cover the tomatoes with boiling water.  Set aside for 10 minutes.  Drain on paper towels.  

In a mixing bowl, combine the sugar, flour, cinnamon, and nutmeg.  

Place one pie crust in the bottom of a 9 inch pie plate.  Spread 1/2 cup of the sugar mixture in the pie shell.  Arrange the well drained tomato slices on top.  Sprinkle with the lemon juice.  Top with remaining sugar mixture.  Dot with butter.  Cover with the remaining pie crust.  Make a few slits in the crust.

Bake for 15 minutes and then lower the oven temperature to 375.  Bake for another 30 minutes.