Sweet Baked Goods Vinegar Pie

vinegar pie

(from The Practical Housekeeper and Young Woman's Friend by Marion L. Scott, 1855)

Ingredients:

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1 cup brown sugar​

1/2 cup of water​

2 tbsp. vinegar​

1 tsp. essence of lemon​

1 tbsp. of flour​

2 pie crusts​

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Instructions:

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One cup of brown sugar, half a cup of water, two tablespoonsful of vinegar, one teaspoonful of essence of lemon, a tablespoonful of flour. Bake between two crusts, moderately half an hour.​

vinegar pie
(from Hand Book of Practical Receipts, Or, Useful Hints in Every Day Life, published by A.S. Barnes & Burr, 1860)

Ingredients:

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3 tbsp. vinegar​

4 tbsp. sugar​

2 tbsp. water​

a rich pie paste for baking​

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Instructions:

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Three table spoons of vinegar (if good), four do. sugar, two do. of water; bake in rich paste; it is delicious.​

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(* CWT Note: The abbreviation do. in this recipe means "ditto", as in repeat the previous measurement unit. In this recipe, the author is avoiding repeating tablespoons again and again!)​

Bizarre Foods on the Travel Channel just had show on early Kentucky Food. One of the featured recipes was Vinegar Pie. This pie dates back to early pioneers and was very popular in the 1800s. It came into existence as a dessert for families who had only the basic ingredients.

Laura Ingalls Wilder mentions vinegar pie in her book "Little House In the Woods. She writes about eating it at Christmastime.

Photo by Eunice [CC BY-SA 2.0]​

 

[Albert Sailhorst]

I LOVE Vinegar pie!

 

[bayouace]

The ingredients sound better than the name of the pie, but, if its taste is like buttermilk pie, I'm ready for a piece.

 

[donna]

Another old mountain recipe for Vinegar Pie. This one from "The Original Country Cookbook".
It very similar to one posted in this thread. The ingredients differ some

1 cup white sugar
2 eggs
2 1/2 tablespoons vinegar
2 tablespoons flour
1 cup water
2tablespoons butter
1/2 teaspoon lemon extract
chopped nuts.

Combine sugar, eggs, vinegar, flour and water. Cook until hot. Add butter and lemon. Put in baked pie crust. Put nuts on top.