The crust should read:
2 1/4 cup flour
1 tsp salt
3/4 cup plus 2 Tbl lard
1/3 cup cold water
the filling is:
2 cup maple syrup (boil until soft ball stage)
add 1 egg, 1/2 cup cream or rich milk, 1 Tbl butter, dash of black pepper and 1 Tbl flour.
mix well and pour into bottom crust
then you can add a top crust or add pecans for the top
somehow the first recipes for crust and filling sort of ran together ... hope this one is clearer.