While at work, Linda Woman and her co-workers were talking about using vinegar in cooking and one of the others said her mother was trying to find a recipe for "vinegar pie" that her grand mother used to make. That was all the info available at the time so I thought I'd try the ole forum and see if anyone had ever heard of it. Thanks...

-- Willy Allen (willyallen2@yahoo.com), February 06, 2002

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Response to Vinegar Pir?

This link may help: Vinegar Man, http://www.vinegarman.com/vinegarpie.html, Vinegar Man web site is a very comprehensive site on everything to do with vinegar.

-- BC (desertdweller44@yahoo.com), February 06, 2002.

Response to Vinegar Pir?

From Company's Coming: Pies 1/3 cup vinegar 1/2 cup sugar 1 3/4 cups water 1/2 cup sugar 6 Tbsp flour 3 egg yolks 1/4 cup water 1 tsp lemon extract Baked 9 inch pie shell. Meringue: 3 egg whites 1/2 tsp vinegar 6 tbsp sugar

Measure vinegar, first amounts of sugar and water into saucepan. Stir.Bring to a boil over medium heat. In a small bowl mix next 5 ingredients. Stir into boiling mixture until it returns to a boil and thickens. Pour into pie shell. Meringue: Beat egg whites and vinegar until a stiff froth. Add sugar gradually, beating until stiff and sugar is dissolved. Spread over pie, sealing well to crust all around. bake in a 350 degree oven for about 10 minutes until browned.

Vinegar pie was popular in the days when lemons were more scarce. It tastes like a lemon pie.

-- Alison in NS (aproteau@istar.ca), February 06, 2002.

This recipe is in my "American Heritage Cookbook". Recipes from the Colonial days and pre 1900. It might be closer to what you great-grandmther made.

VINEGAR PIE

Pastry for 1 crust pie 1/4 c - flour 1/2 tsp - nutmeg 1/2 tsp - cinnamon 1/2 tsp - allspice 1/2 tsp - cloves dash of salt 4 egg yolks 2 egg whites 1 c - sugar 1 c - sour cream 3 Tbsp - melted butter 3 Tbsp - cider vinegar 1 c - coarsely chopped walnuts or peacans 1 c - raisins

Prepare pastry and line a 9" pie pan. Chill while preparing filling.

Sift together flour, spices, and salt. Set aside.

Beat egg yolks thoroughly. Beat egg whites until they stand in peaks. Gently fold sugar into egg whites, then stir whites into yolks. Add flour mixture alternately with the sour cream.

Combine butter, vinegar, nuts, and raisins. Stir into the filling. Pour into pie shell.

Bake in a preheated 450* oven for 10 minutes. Reduce heat to 400* and bake 5 minutes. Then reduce heat to 350*, baking for about 15 minutes or until filling is set. Cool. May be served with whipped cream.

-- dottie in MD (mother-ducker@webtv.net), February 07, 2002.