I adore the old recipe cards and books ! I'll have to try this pie recipe. I do still make my crusts but we have pie so infrequently that it doesn't matter. Pumpkin pie is right up there but my very favorite is cherry. We had a cherry tree when I was a kid and those were the most delicious pies.
Cynthia, My favorite is cherry too which I usually have to make too but no special recipe for that, although I use freshly frozen cherries instead of canned. We had a cherry tree too when I was a kid but it died, just like ours here have done, although we still have one that doesn’t put out much. My crust recipe is so easy but too fat for me.
I have a treasured pot pie recipe from my Grandma Longenecker written on a card much like the index card you have posted. You know my memoir contains several recipes. My Grandma did make luscious mince pies. YUM!
By the way, substituting whiskey for milk sounds like a great idea!
Marian, Yes, I remember them. I loved her pot pie recipe that she put at the end of it, Good luck to you!! We don't drink, but whiskey gives it a great flavor.
Separating the eggs seems like genius, Lynda! I’m not a huge fan of whiskey to drink, but I imagine it might add an interesting note to a pumpkin pie. I’d probably start with a couple of tablespoons just to see. Thanks so much for sharing the recipe!
In our family, my mother’s ginger pound cake was a constant, along with her chocolate chip meringues, which I can just taste melting on my tongue as I write this. Ice cream was a rare treat, so we were always excited when we got to have it.
Ruth, Thanks for stopping by and reading about grandma's pie. I wish I knew the history of the whiskey. I never cared for whiskey, but it does add, as you mentioned an interesting note. When I first made it I didn't separate the eggs and it was pretty dense. Then I decided I needed to read the directions!! Ginger Pound Cake - yum! That sounds great as do chocolate chip meringues. I think mom made some kind of chocolate meringues and they would melt in my mouth. We had Ice Milk, instead of ice cream. I guess because it was cheaper. But when all the other kids were out of the house, occasionally Mom, Dad and I would walk down to the local Haag Drug Store to get some ice cream treat from their cooler. I would get those Drumsticks. Yummy!
Oh, I remember ice milk too! I didn’t care for it—it always seemed a bit flavorless and watery. As I was a “plump” little girl, my mother was always worrying about my weight and probably bought it because it had fewer calories.
I love that old recipe card Lynda. We don’t have pumpkin pie in Australia but your post brought back memories of travelling in the US and going out of our way many times to get pumpkin pie. We loved it.
Oh... this is beautiful, @Lynda Heines. I'm reminded of how a dear friend, @Ron Chan, shared his mother May's Sour Cream Coffee Cake recipe card as a gift to every person who joined him and his family at a banquet celebration of his mother's life after she passed.
Food is what brings us together at a most human level. 🥹
I'm not a big one with whiskey... but I could see substituting Amaretto... 🤔 or, perhaps Gran Marnier. I DO love Mayo's thinkin'
@Lynda, this is fabulous! And adding whiskey for richness - brilliant! I’d love to cross post this on my culinary history newsletter - can we make that happen?
I adore the old recipe cards and books ! I'll have to try this pie recipe. I do still make my crusts but we have pie so infrequently that it doesn't matter. Pumpkin pie is right up there but my very favorite is cherry. We had a cherry tree when I was a kid and those were the most delicious pies.
Cynthia, My favorite is cherry too which I usually have to make too but no special recipe for that, although I use freshly frozen cherries instead of canned. We had a cherry tree too when I was a kid but it died, just like ours here have done, although we still have one that doesn’t put out much. My crust recipe is so easy but too fat for me.
I was never a fan of pumpkin pies until I tasted Lynda's - and this one changed my mind! I look forward to it whenever she bakes one up.
I have a treasured pot pie recipe from my Grandma Longenecker written on a card much like the index card you have posted. You know my memoir contains several recipes. My Grandma did make luscious mince pies. YUM!
By the way, substituting whiskey for milk sounds like a great idea!
Marian, Yes, I remember them. I loved her pot pie recipe that she put at the end of it, Good luck to you!! We don't drink, but whiskey gives it a great flavor.
No whiskey 🥃 for us either, but an ingredient in pumpkin pie sounds divine.
Yeah, it works great in the pie.
Separating the eggs seems like genius, Lynda! I’m not a huge fan of whiskey to drink, but I imagine it might add an interesting note to a pumpkin pie. I’d probably start with a couple of tablespoons just to see. Thanks so much for sharing the recipe!
In our family, my mother’s ginger pound cake was a constant, along with her chocolate chip meringues, which I can just taste melting on my tongue as I write this. Ice cream was a rare treat, so we were always excited when we got to have it.
Ruth, Thanks for stopping by and reading about grandma's pie. I wish I knew the history of the whiskey. I never cared for whiskey, but it does add, as you mentioned an interesting note. When I first made it I didn't separate the eggs and it was pretty dense. Then I decided I needed to read the directions!! Ginger Pound Cake - yum! That sounds great as do chocolate chip meringues. I think mom made some kind of chocolate meringues and they would melt in my mouth. We had Ice Milk, instead of ice cream. I guess because it was cheaper. But when all the other kids were out of the house, occasionally Mom, Dad and I would walk down to the local Haag Drug Store to get some ice cream treat from their cooler. I would get those Drumsticks. Yummy!
Oh, I remember ice milk too! I didn’t care for it—it always seemed a bit flavorless and watery. As I was a “plump” little girl, my mother was always worrying about my weight and probably bought it because it had fewer calories.
I love that old recipe card Lynda. We don’t have pumpkin pie in Australia but your post brought back memories of travelling in the US and going out of our way many times to get pumpkin pie. We loved it.
I'm sorry you don't have pumpkin pie. :-( But you do have Lamingtons! Yum!! Come over any time and I'll make you one!!
Oh... this is beautiful, @Lynda Heines. I'm reminded of how a dear friend, @Ron Chan, shared his mother May's Sour Cream Coffee Cake recipe card as a gift to every person who joined him and his family at a banquet celebration of his mother's life after she passed.
Food is what brings us together at a most human level. 🥹
I'm not a big one with whiskey... but I could see substituting Amaretto... 🤔 or, perhaps Gran Marnier. I DO love Mayo's thinkin'
@Lynda, this is fabulous! And adding whiskey for richness - brilliant! I’d love to cross post this on my culinary history newsletter - can we make that happen?
Lori, I have no idea where she came up with that whiskey but it works. Fine with me, but how do we make it happen?