Old South Vinegar Pie (1940)

• 1 cup sugar
• 1/4 tspn nutmeg
• 3 tbspns flour
• 1/8 tspn salt
• 2 tbspns melted butter
• 1 cup water
• 3 tbspns apple cider vinegar
• 3 eggs, separated

Combine all ingredients except eggs. Cook over low heat until thick. Stir in egg yolks, beating well. Cook 1 minute longer. Cool.

Pour into baked pie shell, and top with meringue made with egg whites and 6 tablespoons sugar.

More "Lost" Pie Recipes

Ol' Timey Fried Pies (1940)

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(Origin - "Plantation Recipes and Kountry Kooking - The Official Cookbook of Opryland" by Phila R Hach, 1983. Phila Hach is the author of the first "Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Cookbook" and in the 1950s, hosted the TV program "Kitchen Kollege.")