Post by Granny Smith on Apr 27, 2010 14:43:01 GMT -5
I was trying to find out how 'Chess Pie' got its name, when I ran across so much information that it became unclear as to whether this is the recipe for Chess Pie or Vinegar Pie. There are thousands of recipes out there, some calling for vinegar in Chess Pie, others saying, if it has vinegar, it's Vinegar Pie. The site I got this from called it Chess Pie (although I changed the recipe a little, leaving out a cup of optional coconut because I just wanted the basic pie)
Here is what Wikipedia has to say about how Chess Pie got its name~
"Some theorize that the name of the pie traces back to its ancestral England, where the dessert perhaps evolved from a similar cheese tart, in which the archaic "cheese" was used to describe pies of the same consistency even without that particular ingredient present in the recipe. In North Carolina and Old Salem Cookery, Elizabeth Hedgecock Sparks argues that the name derives from Chester, England. One folk etymology suggests that that it it was referred to as "just pie", which soon shortened to "jus' pie" and then corrupted to "chess pie"."
The story I heard was that a traveler happened upon an elderly black man in the South, preparing a pie. He asked the old man what he was making and the old man answered, "Jus' pie". The traveler misunderstood and called it Chess Pie.
When you take this pie out of the oven, it will be high and puffy, but it will collapse. That's normal, so don't freak out.
Chess Pie
3 eggs
1 stick butter
1 c. sugar
1 tbsp. cornmeal
1 tsp. vinegar
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 c. sweet milk
9" unbaked pie shell
Beat sugar and butter well. Add eggs, one at a time, add cornmeal along with milk, vinegar, and vanilla. Pour into unbaked pastry and bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes.
Note: You can add things to this pie before baking, such as a cup of coconut, chocolate chips, nuts, or even broken cookies.
With a scoop of Brown Sugar Ice Cream~
Here is what Wikipedia has to say about how Chess Pie got its name~
"Some theorize that the name of the pie traces back to its ancestral England, where the dessert perhaps evolved from a similar cheese tart, in which the archaic "cheese" was used to describe pies of the same consistency even without that particular ingredient present in the recipe. In North Carolina and Old Salem Cookery, Elizabeth Hedgecock Sparks argues that the name derives from Chester, England. One folk etymology suggests that that it it was referred to as "just pie", which soon shortened to "jus' pie" and then corrupted to "chess pie"."
The story I heard was that a traveler happened upon an elderly black man in the South, preparing a pie. He asked the old man what he was making and the old man answered, "Jus' pie". The traveler misunderstood and called it Chess Pie.
When you take this pie out of the oven, it will be high and puffy, but it will collapse. That's normal, so don't freak out.
Chess Pie
3 eggs
1 stick butter
1 c. sugar
1 tbsp. cornmeal
1 tsp. vinegar
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 c. sweet milk
9" unbaked pie shell
Beat sugar and butter well. Add eggs, one at a time, add cornmeal along with milk, vinegar, and vanilla. Pour into unbaked pastry and bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes.
Note: You can add things to this pie before baking, such as a cup of coconut, chocolate chips, nuts, or even broken cookies.
With a scoop of Brown Sugar Ice Cream~