Sweet Potato Pie Recipe Posted by Warren Makes one 9-inch pie, single crust, custard filling. Total prep 25 mins The taste of Sweet Potato Pie cousins the Pumpkin Pie but more starchy. This is a Southern Pie with some bakers.       This sweet potato pie recipe is comfort food at its best. The […] Read More

Sweet Potato Pie Recipe – by an African Slave Posted by Warren Makes one 9-inch pie, single crust, custard filling What Mrs. Fisher Knows About Old Southern Cooking, by Abby Fisher, 1881 Sweet potato pie is not the national icon that pumpkin pie is, but does run a best second. Just like pumpkin pie, sweet […] Read More

Sweet Cream Pies Recipe of 1877 Posted by Warren Makes one 9 to 10 inch pie, single crust, cream. Text version is below image. Buckeye Cookery, and Practical Housekeeping, by Estelle W. Wilcox, 1877 These are classic vanilla cream pie recipes that are beloved by all. Cream pies are a monument to uncomplicated American cuisine […] Read More

Puff Pastry of Suet Pie Crust from 1887 Posted by Warren Pie recipe tips and help. Text version is below image. White House Cook Book, by Fanny Lemira Gillette, 1887   Flaky crust is a wonderful pastry. If you spent a lot of time and energy, then it makes sense to finish it off with […] Read More

Suet Homemade Pie Crust of 1877 Posted by Warren Makes one 9 to 10 inch pie, double crust, dough Buckeye Cookery, and Practical Housekeeping, by Estelle W. Wilcox, 1877 This pie crust recipe calls for suet that you process yourself. When rendering the fat besure to not to over cook it. the temperature should not […] Read More

Soyer’s Puff Pastry Recipe for Pie from 1887 Posted by Warren Pie recipe tips and help. Text version is below image. White House Cook Book, by Fanny Lemira Gillette, 1887     It seems this recipe could use more instructions. It calls for yolks and one pound of butter. I call this the fold in […] Read More

Royal Tiara – Princess Pie Makes two six inch mini pies, single crust, cream filling. Total prep 60 mins You can eat me. A Tiara made from a buttery pastry that can be eaten. This innovative pie is a great gift for your young lady. How about Wedding favors. How it is made…   This […] Read More

Render Creamy Leaf Lard for Super Flaky Pie Crust Posted by Pie Guy Makes four pounds, leaf lard. Total prep 1 hr, 20 mins Render the lard myself. You’re joking? Rendering leaf lard is simple. You need one heavy pot, a spoon for stirring, leaf lard from a pig and some time. Okay, a whole […] Read More

Render Lard from 1913 Posted by Warren Rendering Lard for pastries. Text version is below image. Dishes & Beverages Of The Old South, by Martha McCulloch-Williams , 1913 The rendering tips are fantastic. It goes into detail and how to create a creamy shortening from lard. Be sure to read through it. It is very […] Read More