4 egg yolks
2 egg whites
1 cup sugar
1/4 cup flour
1/2 tsp EACH grated nutmeg, cinnamon, allspice and ground cloves
1 cup sour cream
3 tbsp butter, melted
3 tbsp cider vinegar
1 cup nuts (walnuts or pecans)
1 cup seedless raisins
Pastry for a 1-crust pie
Whipped cream


Preheat oven to 450 F.

Beat egg yolks.

Beat egg whites until stiff. Fold in the sugar and mix with the yolks.

Sift flour with spices and add, alternately with the sour cream, to the egg mixture.

Combine butter, vinegar, nuts and raisins and stir into the filling. Pour mixture into a pastry-lined 9-inch pie plate and bake 10 minutes. Reduce heat to 400 F and bake 5 minutes. Reduce heat to 350 F and bake until filling begins to set, or about 15 minutes.

Cool pie and top with whipped cream.



but - by looking at their ages - here are the recipes from their era:

VINEGAR PIE

1 cup sugar ½ cup water

½ cup cider vinegar

Let all come to boil, add butter size of walnut and when cool add one egg well beaten and four tablespoons of grated stale light bread crumbs or cracker crumbs. Bake in two crusts. Fine.



VINEGAR PIE

1 cup sugar 1 cup water

2 eggs 2 tablespoons flour or cornstarch

2 tablespoons vinegar

½ teaspoon of lemon extract

Cook in double boiler, and fill in baked crust; cover with frosting. Do not flavor until just as it is taken off stove and add a lump of butter.

posted as written - from my collection

and if he remembers 2 T. vinegar - most likely it is the last recie I posted

Thanks Guy's....It is a Southern Dish and was created as jfain stated when times were tough .
This one sounds like the one he wants : But instead I'll use White Vinegar and no cinnamon. It is not supposed to taste like Vinegar...just have that lightly tart taste.

2 large eggs
1 cup sugar
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
1 cup cold water
2 tablespoons cider vinegar
Cinnamon for dusting