Egg Custard Pie

Directions

1. 1
   Examine sourwood blooms for dirt and insects. Remove leaves. Pack a 1-quart bowl full of blooms and pour 1 1/2 cups boiling water over them. Cover at once.
2. 2
   Let stand not over 1 minute. Drain and strain through a cloth. Add 1 1/2 cups sugar for each cup of water.
3. 3
   To 6 cups of the water after it has begun to thicken (after cooking slowly), add a small piece of alum about the size of a dime. Crush alum.
4. 4
   Thicken to desired texture, letting it boil down.