Shoo-Fly-Wet-Bottom Pie

this makes 2 (TWO!) 9" pies, so you need:

Two 9" single unbaked pie shells

Crumb Topping
4 C flour
1 C brown sugar
1/2 C salt
1 C shortening or margarine

Wet Bottom
2 C molasses
2 C cold water
2 tsp baking soda
1 egg, beaten

mix crumb ingredients together with a fork until crumbly

combine wet bottom ingredients, add 1/2 of the crumb mixture to the wet molasses mixture.
Pour into crusts.

sprinkle remaining crumb topping on top.

bake at 400 degrees F for 10 minutes, then reduce heat to 375 and bake for 30 minutes more.