Raisin Pie

[donna]

There was mention of Funeral Pie-Raisin Pie. Thought bump this thread. This very good recipe, try to make. I think all will enjoy.

 

[Tennessee Union Gal]

Raisin Pie was popular in the 19th century. It was always served at funeral. Thus it became know as "funeral pie". It was said if someone was ill and there seemed little hope of his recovery, the remark "There'll be raisin pie yet" was sure to be heard.

A delicious recipe for Raisin Pie "Funeral Pie" is from "Old-Fashioned Celebrations, Recipes & Traditions from Conner Prairie Museum", Bear Wallow Books.

1 pound seedless raisins
4 cups water
3/4 cup brown sugar
2 tablespoons flour
2 eggs well beaten
juice and grated rind of 1 lemon
9 inch double pie crust, unbaked

Soak raisins in cold water for 3 hours. Bring raisins to a boil and add sugar and flour mixture, stirring constantly. Boil a few minutes. Beat eggs well and add 2 to 3 tablespoons of the hot liquid from raisins into eggs, stirring quickly to blend. Add eggs to raisins and bring to a boil stirring constantly. Boil until thickened. Remove from heat and stir in lemon juice and rind. Let cool thoroughly before putting into pie shell. Add top crust to pie. Cut vents into top crust. Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Bake at 450 degrees for 10 minutes, then reduce setting to 350 degrees and bake about 30 minutes.

This pie is not just for funerals but can be made and enjoyed anytime.

Happy National Raisin Day, April 30th.

Raisin Pie definitely was in my granny's repertoire. I am not a fan, but a good friend of my dad's loved it and granny made him a raisin pie once as a thank you. He was thrilled and asked my granny to cut it in 6 pieces, "because I can't eat 8 pieces of pie."