Chess Pie

Ingredients

• 1 stick butter
• 2 cups white sugar
• 2 tablespoons meal
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon vanilla
• 1 cup hot water
• 4 egg whites

Method

1. 1

   Melt butter, stir in sugar, meal, salt, vanilla, and hot water.

2. 2

   Add slightly beaten egg yolks.

3. 3

   Mix thoroughly and pour into unbaked pie shell.

4. 4

   Bake at 350 degrees F., for 15 minutes, then turn oven down to 250 degrees F.

5. 5

   Bake slowly for about 1-1/4 hours.

6. 6

   When pie seems to be done set out and let cool slightly.

7. 7

   While cooling, beat egg whites with cream of tartar and salt.

8. 8

   Pile this mixture on your pie and brown slightly in moderate oven, 350 degrees F., for 5 to 10 minutes.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Cook book (Methodist church, Garland NC, 1950) (1950) by Methodist Church (U.S.). Woman's Society of Christian Service (Garland, N.C.), page 13. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

CHESS PIE 1 stick butter l/4 teaspoon salt 2 cups white sugar 1 tablespoon vanilla 2 tablespoons meal 1 cup hot water Melt butter, stir in sugar, meal, salt, vanilla and hot water. Add slightly beaten egg yolks. Mix thoroughly and pour into unbaked pie shell. Bake at 350 degrees F., for 15 minutes, then turn oven down to 250 degrees F. Bake slowly for about 1-1/4 hours. Use your own judgement about cooking time as there is such a difference in stoves. When pie seems to be done set out and let cool slightly. While cooling put into a mixing bowl: 4 egg whites, l/8 teaspoon cream of tartar, l/4 teaspoon salt

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