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Question about a vinegar pie recipe from a church cookbook in rural Kentucky
I found a handwritten recipe for 'Depression Era Vinegar Pie' in a 1932 church cookbook at a yard sale in Lexington, and it uses just pantry staples like vinegar, sugar, flour, and water for the filling, but who even thinks to make a pie out of that anymore?
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nathan2892mo ago
We're losing those old skills for making something from nothing.
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rileyjones1mo ago
Agree completely. My grandma had a similar recipe she called "poor man's pie" and it was honestly one of my favorites growing up. That tart, almost lemony flavor from the vinegar always surprised people.
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maxb462mo ago
My great aunt made a version of this every Thanksgiving. The key is using a good apple cider vinegar and blind baking your crust first so it doesn't get soggy. It comes out tasting like a weird, tart chess pie and it's actually pretty good. You have to remember those recipes were about using what you had when you had nothing.
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