Amira Posted August 26, 2012 Share Posted August 26, 2012 I finally got to eat chess pie this month. I'd read about it here on the boards, but I've never lived in the South before, so I'd never heard of it in real life, much less eaten it. I was delighted when a new friend of mine made it and it was delicious. One of my favorite things about living in new regions of the US and different parts of the world is picking up regional dishes that aren't common anywhere else and adding them to our family favorites. Anyone else like to do that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmrich Posted August 26, 2012 Share Posted August 26, 2012 Nothing too new for you, but thanks,for the memory of chess pie. My mom always made chess pie for her brother ( they live in Nashville for 6 years as kids) and mincemeat pie for my dad (spent his childhood in upstate NY). She also made pumpkin and chocolate cream every Thanksgiving. I did not like pie, somI ate cookies. Geez - what a jerk I was. And what an over pleaser my mom was - still,is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belacqua Posted August 26, 2012 Share Posted August 26, 2012 My husband likes to do that. He travels a lot for work and invariably comes home with some new idea for dinner. It does make me laugh that my raised-in-England husband makes the best Buffalo wings I've ever had. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillfarm Posted August 26, 2012 Share Posted August 26, 2012 Chess pie is good. Chocolate chess pie is even better! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonFaerie Posted August 26, 2012 Share Posted August 26, 2012 Hmmm... I was born and raised in the South, and I don't have any idea what chess pie is. How is that possible? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunnyDays Posted August 26, 2012 Share Posted August 26, 2012 Not a Southerner here... what is chess pie? It's pie, so I'm probably interested. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belacqua Posted August 26, 2012 Share Posted August 26, 2012 Not a Southerner here... what is chess pie? It's pie, so I'm probably interested. :D I knew I liked you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparkle Posted August 26, 2012 Share Posted August 26, 2012 I made a lemon chess pie a few months ago for the first time. It was so good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Michelle* Posted August 26, 2012 Share Posted August 26, 2012 Hmmm... I was born and raised in the South, and I don't have any idea what chess pie is. How is that possible? Same here. Off to google... :auto: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsbaby Posted August 26, 2012 Share Posted August 26, 2012 Chess pie is good. Chocolate chess pie is even better! :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted August 26, 2012 Share Posted August 26, 2012 "The South" is made up of a dozen sub-Souths. :-) I grew up in southeastern Virginia, lived in Charleston, South Carolina for awhile, and am now in Texas. I've never had chess pie. I think I've heard of it but I couldn't tell you what it is. But yes, I've added things to our menu over the years. We enjoy Mexican food, and green beans with bacon drippings, and brisket...I think brisket is my favorite. :D I have NOT learned to enjoy catfish, and I have no intention of ever doing so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beth S Posted August 26, 2012 Share Posted August 26, 2012 There's an entire St. Louis restaurant "Gooey Louie" dedicated to Gooey Butter Cake (which is a lot like chess pie). They sell peanut butter flavored, etc. It's an easy recipe for beginning cooks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonFaerie Posted August 26, 2012 Share Posted August 26, 2012 Same here. Off to google... :auto: Google is my friend! hahaha :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaxMom Posted August 26, 2012 Share Posted August 26, 2012 I'm not Southern, and I love chess pie! Of course, I've rarely met a pie I didn't love, and I'm sure none of those rare "meh" ones has been a custard... I think the one regional thing I only have when I go home is needhams. I've never made them successfully and, to my knowledge, they're unheard of outside of Maine and Mass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbmamaz Posted August 26, 2012 Share Posted August 26, 2012 Chess pie is basically pecan pie without the pecans. Kind of a custard made from corn syrup? I think at least I had never had biscuits and gravy growing up in the north, but I learned to make it to please my first hubby. But most local specialties are . .. um . . . heavy on the fats and sugars, i think lol. and now that I'm off so many foods, i am so limited ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeannie in NJ Posted August 27, 2012 Share Posted August 27, 2012 when I was in college in Texas, I worked in a restaurant that had a pie case filled with slices of homemade pies. All employees were allowed free dinner plus a slice of what ever kind of pie they wanted. Chess pie was a favorite one of everyone. also toasted coconut pie was really good. oh, something I miss from Texas is red beans over cornbread. None of my family likes this so I can not jusify making it just for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mergath Posted August 27, 2012 Share Posted August 27, 2012 I'm a native Minnesotan, and I love chess pie. I've made it several times, and it's soooo good. I have a recipe around here somewhere that calls for buttermilk. Hmm. I should dig that out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunnyDays Posted August 27, 2012 Share Posted August 27, 2012 Chess pie is basically pecan pie without the pecans. Kind of a custard made from corn syrup? I think at least Oh gosh, that sounds good. The only thing that ever got in my way of enjoying pecan pie was all those darn nuts! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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