1/2 cup sugar 1 1/2 tablespoons quick-cooking tapioca 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/8 teaspoon ground mace 2 tablespoons lemon juice 6 cups pared peaches -- sliced 1/2 cup butter or regular margarine 1 cup flour -- sifted 1 cup brown sugar -- firmly packed 1 unbaked 9" pie shell
Combine sugar, tapioca, cinnamon, and mace. Stir in lemon juice and pears. Let stand 15 minutes. Meanwhile, cut butter into mixture of flour and brown sugar until crumbly. Turn pear mixture into pie shell. Sprinkle crumb mixture evenly over top. Bake in 375 oven 45 to 50 minutes or until golden brown.