Friday pieday

[brnidokiegurl 0]

Tornado watch just issued. Looking at the radar,,it should be here in a few hours.

we are clear for a few days, guess you get to watch them now...pass the chess pie someone earlier mentioned that> that is one you dont hear of often but my grandmother used to make for me..my favorite

[Mommy2ZaidnSalma 11]

butterball is adorable...

on my way to drop of the puppy...poor guy knew something was up when he woke up and the food and water dishes were empty!! lol...he had to fast since last night and the lil heffer is starving...

jack...tornadoes? what a damper on my day...were redoing our cabinets and we cant strip them becuase it has to be done outside...maybe tomorrow is a better day...it is super muggy...i bet a bigggg storm is coming!

baby hasnt had any reaction to his shot...he slept from 3pm yesterday til 11pm...so u can guess who spent half the night awake entertaining him!! lol..hes worth it, he keeps a smile on my face 24 hours a day, plus hes learning to smile and its great!

[Zee Bee 61]

Good morning MENA

[HLM 1]

Happy friday everyone...Jumuah mubarakah Mohammed

[LaL 418]

Happy friday! I am so glad the weekend is here, although nothing is really going on. We did get to go to Amor de Brazil Churrascaria last night - and as usual it was awesome... Had to load up on pineapple between servings though or your taste buds would wind up on grilled overload. Was a nice night

[Ban Hammer 13,337]

g'morning all. who has the coconut cream pie?

[sara535 15]

Just an FYI, the person doing that survey on Morocco that got locked, she IS a member here and has been a friend of mine since 04, she really IS a grad student and her husband is Moroccan, so no need for worries. it wasnt a fishing troll.

[JeanneVictoria 55]

Tornado watch just issued. Looking at the radar,,it should be here in a few hours.

we are clear for a few days, guess you get to watch them now...pass the chess pie someone earlier mentioned that> that is one you dont hear of often but my grandmother used to make for me..my favorite

Is this the pie that is made with brown sugar? I've heard of it, never had it, but is

it a pie mainly in the south? Thanks !!

[sara535 15]

Tornado watch just issued. Looking at the radar,,it should be here in a few hours.

we are clear for a few days, guess you get to watch them now...pass the chess pie someone earlier mentioned that> that is one you dont hear of often but my grandmother used to make for me..my favorite

Is this the pie that is made with brown sugar? I've heard of it, never had it, but is

it a pie mainly in the south? Thanks !!

Its kind of custard-y and yes, southern.

[JeanneVictoria 55]

Thanks Sara!!

[Ban Hammer 13,337]

Just an FYI, the person doing that survey on Morocco that got locked, she IS a member here and has been a friend of mine since 04, she really IS a grad student and her husband is Moroccan, so no need for worries. it wasnt a fishing troll.

it wouldn't violate tos if it was a poll

[brnidokiegurl 0]

Tornado watch just issued. Looking at the radar,,it should be here in a few hours.

we are clear for a few days, guess you get to watch them now...pass the chess pie someone earlier mentioned that> that is one you dont hear of often but my grandmother used to make for me..my favorite

Is this the pie that is made with brown sugar? I've heard of it, never had it, but is

it a pie mainly in the south? Thanks !!

Chess pie is a dessert characteristic of Southern U.S. cuisine. Recipes vary, but are generally similar in that they call for the preparation of a single crust and a filling composed of eggs, butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar and vanilla. What sets chess pie apart from many other custard pies is the substitution of corn meal for flour. Some recipes also call for corn syrup, which tends to create a more gelatinous consistency. The pie is then baked. The resulting pie is very sweet and often consumed with coffee in order to offset this somewhat. Although preparation of a pecan pie is similar (with the obvious addition of pecans), pecan pie usually contains corn syrup.

Chess pie is closely related to Vinegar Pie, and the two terms are often used interchangeably. Vinegar pie generally adds somewhere between a teaspoon and tablespoon of vinegar to the above ingredients to "cut the sweetness". Actually, it makes very little difference in the taste.

The pie seems to have no relation to the game of chess, which has led to much speculation as to the origin of this term. 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 it was referred to as "just pie", which soon shortened to "jus' pie" and then corrupted to "chess pie". There is also a theory that the word "chess" pie comes from the piece of furniture that were common in the early South called a pie chest or pie safe. Chess pie may have been called chest pie at first because it held up well in the pie chest.

INGREDIENTS:

4 ounces butter

1/2 cup brown sugar, packed

1 cup granulated sugar

3 large eggs

1 tablespoon vinegar

2 teaspoons vanilla

1 tablespoon cornmeal

PREPARATION:

Melt butter; blend with sugars. Add eggs and other ingredients and stir until blended. Do not beat. Bake in unbaked pie shell for one hour at 350°.

[doodlebugg 10]

ew

pie

[sara535 15]

There is also a theory that the word "chess" pie comes from the piece of furniture that were common in the early South called a pie chest or pie safe. Chess pie may have been called chest pie at first because it held up well in the pie chest.

this is the version my little old granny told me

[doodlebugg 10]

I'm working from home today and just had to go look to see what was up in the other room.

Hubby is laughing *hysterically* so I look at the tv and he's watching Tom and Jerry. I don't think I've ever seen him laugh this hard!!!