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Joe D M-H Assuming you are only missing that one page and have the directions preceding it (How to make Plain Pastry and Edgings and trims), I will type out the…more Assuming you are only missing that one page and have the directions preceding it (How to make Plain Pastry and Edgings and trims), I will type out the rest for you (as it's arguably the section of the book I use the most). No place to attach pictures here, so you'll have to use your imagination, I suppose. My pages are torn to shreds (it was also my grandmother's) so there are a few words missing here and there, which I will indicate with ellipsis ... or indicate my best guess with brackets [within which I will also indicate descriptions of the contents of the pictures I cannot post here].

Pastry [page] 303

[picture: mixing bowl, spooning water over dough]
2. Sprinkle water, a tablespoon at a time, over part of mixture. Gently mix with fork; push to one side of bowl. Sprinkle next tablespoon water over dry part; mix lightly; push to moisten. Gather up with fingers; form into ball. Let stand several minutes.

[picture: rolling pin on circle of flattened dough]
3. Divide dough in half. Form ball. Flatten slightly and roll on lightly floured pastry cloth. Draw a circle on cloth 1 inch larger than piepan. Roll dough within a circle--you can tell at a glance how much to roll pastry. If edges split, pinch together. Always roll from center out to edge. Use light strokes.

[picture: weaving lattice pie top over pie]
4. Use pastry strips to make a lattice top for your pie. ... lower crust 1/2 inch beyond edge. Cut the pastry strips 1/2 inch wide. Lay some strips one way across filling. Weave first cross strip through center. Each time you add a cross strip, you fold back every other one of the strips going the other way. ... trim. Fold lower crust over pastry strips. ... right hand, press crust ... forefinger of left hand.

[picture: topping pie with meringue crust via pastry bag]
5. Tops for a pretty pie--meringue crisscross ... Use pastry tube to decorate your favorite fruit pie. Brown in the oven or broiler. ... meringue in four rows as shown. Then ... four more rows to make diamond [windows] through which you can see the filling. ... same trick can be done with whipped [cream]. Rim trim: Leave 1/2 inch of ... over the edge. Fold this under. ... pinch the crust between ...

Pastry [page] 304

Trims for one-crust pies

[picture: fluting edge of bottom pie crust with handle of utensil]
Fluted
Edge of crust is double. Use your index finger or the handle of a knife to make the indentations. The thumb and index finger of your other hand are a wedge to push against to make the scallop around the knife handle. If definite points are wanted, as in the picture, rather than rounded fluting, pinch curved edge into point.

[picture: zigzagging edge of bottom pie crust with fingers]
Zigzag
Edge of crust is double. Use the index finger and thumb of both hands, as in the picture, to make the fluted edge. To make it zigzag, use a diagonal motion, bringing the fingers of your left hand toward you, pushing the fingers of your right hand toward the center of the pie, or almost directly in front of your left hand.

[picture: crisscrossing strips of pie pastry along edge of bottom pie crust]
Crisscross
Crust is trimmed at edge of pan. Cut rolled pastry into 1/2-inch-wide strips. Moisten edge of pastry in pan. Interlace two [strips] on edge of pie, as shown. Keep strips flat--[don't] twist or turn over; never pull or stretch. ... seal, press rounded edge on both sides of crisscrossed strip tightly against moistened [edge] ... your finger.

[picture: twisting strip of pie pastry along edge of bottom pie crust]
Twister
Crust is trimmed at edge of pan. Cut rolled pastry into 3/4-inch-wide strips. Moisten rim of pastry in pan. Seal one end of strip to moistened pastry. Hold with finger of left hand; twist strip with right hand. With finger of left hand, seal each flattened space of [twist against] ... of pastry. Don't stretch ...

Ok, that's all I could do. Sorry about the gaps, but you can pretty much get what the instructions are going for, and google search the rest to figure out the methods you may be lacking. Happy pie baking!(less)