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    Burnt Sugar Pie


    Source of Recipe


    Bessie Deora Kerns Darby

    Recipe Introduction


    Very Rich...this one pie can serve 10!

    List of Ingredients




    Bake a 9" pie shell

    Scald 1 1/2 cups milk and keep hot

    Make meringue from the 4 egg whites, a little sugar and cream of tartar.

    Mix:
    4 egg yolks
    1/2 cup white sugar
    4 Tablespoons white flour
    1/2 cup cold milk

    Recipe



    Stir with spoon to blend then use egg beater to beat until smooth. (I use a wire whisk) Burn 1/2 cup sugar in heavy skillet (cast iron is best) When burnt, add 1 cup more sugar and brown to deep color. Add the scalded milk to sugar in skillet. Cook and stir until smooth. Take about a cup of the hot liquid from skillet and pour in a slow stream, whisking constantly to blend. Pour the mixture back into the skillet and continue to cook until thick, stir constantly.Pour into baked pie shell. Cover with meringue and bake in a 350 degree oven 13-15 minutes until golden brown.

 

 

 

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