In celebration of America’s birthday, we highlight a treat from the venerable city of Boston, a key locale in American history and the hometown of my brother’s favorite baseball team, the Red Sox. The popular American dessert Boston Cream Pie is not a pie, isn’t filled with cream, and may not hail from Boston. Rather,… Continue reading Vintage Friday: Boston Cream Pie
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Vintage Friday, Black Bottom Pie 1959
Home cooks demonstrated frugality in the 1950’s by creating basic recipes that could be minimally altered to achieve a variety of different results. This tactic allowed for economy in the pantry, as well as satisfied smiles from family members. The basis of the Black Bottom Pie recipe is a simple but delicious Vanilla Cream Pie.… Continue reading Vintage Friday, Black Bottom Pie 1959
Vintage Friday: Mystery Pecan Pie
This week we have a vintage pie recipe from the 1964 Pillsbury Bake-Off Cookbook, Mystery Pecan Pie. Actually, the pie boasts two mysteries. One involves a secret ingredient that you wouldn’t expect to find in a pecan pie– none other than my son’s favorite: a cheesecake layer! The second mystery is that the pie is one of… Continue reading Vintage Friday: Mystery Pecan Pie