Deep Plum Pie

Directions

1. 1
   Fill a 9 x 9 x 2 inch baking dish about 3/4 full with the plums places cut side down.
2. 2
   Combine the sugar, cloves or cardamon, salt and tapioca and sprinkle over the fruit.
3. 3
   Shake the dish slightly so that the sugar will sift down through the fruit.
4. 4
   Sprinkle with the lemon juice and dot with the butter.
5. 5
   Bake at 375F (190C) F for 20 minutes.
6. 6
   Roll the pastry and cut nine 3 inch circles from it.
7. 7
   Remove the pie from the oven and place the circles of pastry over the fruit in a slightly overlapping design.
8. 8
   Return the pie to the oven and bake for an additional 20 minutes or until the fruit is tender and the pastry brown.
9. 9
   Serve warm or cold.