Found out my grandma's 'secret' pie crust trick was in a 1975 Betty Crocker cookbook

I was flipping through her old cookbook from a yard sale in Springfield and saw the exact note about using vodka instead of water. She always acted like it was her own magic trick. Kinda blew my mind that her big secret was a 50 year old published tip. Anyone else have a family baking 'secret' that turned out to be super common?

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troy_ross15d ago

Oh man, that's funny. I read somewhere that the vodka trick is super common now, it keeps the crust flaky. My aunt swore by adding a pinch of sugar to her tomato sauce like it was a big deal.

haydenp9515d ago

I mean, it's just pie crust and sauce, right? Not sure why @troy_ross's aunt made it sound like a state secret.