[AnAmericanMother]

What a beautiful lattice crust!

Do you cut out the diamonds for the lattice? I can't see the joints that I should see if you interlaced strips of dough (my sainted grandmother's method).

Is it a trade secret, or can you tell?

[FairWitness]

O.K. True confession - my pies would not look that perfect (but would probably taste better). I interlace the lattice, as your grandmother did (does?). I found this picture on the internet - to make a lattice with no seams I assume one would have to cut out the "holes" in the lattice very carefully after laying it in place, or else have a crust "tough" enough to stand the manipulation of putting it on top of the pie after cutting it out (my crusts are too flaky to stand that kind of transfer). In addition I never make pies in metal pie plates - only glass.