Butterscotch Pie From The 1920s Recipe

Butterscotch Pie From The 1920s

From chefmeow 16 years ago

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20 minutes to make
Serves 8

BUTTERSCOTCH PIE This recipe comes from my mother’s collection. She obtained it from her knitting group in 1952. She said it had been around for years at that point. She is guessing that this is a recipe from the 1920's. Read more See less

dessert
pie
butterscotch
butter
creamy
sweet
buttery
butterscotchy
stovetop

Ingredients

1/2 cup unsalted butter shopping list
1 cup water shopping list
2 egg yolks shopping list
1 cup brown sugar shopping list
2-1/2 tablespoons cornstarch shopping list
1-1/2 cups milk shopping list

How to make it

Brown butter in pan.
Add sugar and cook together stirring constantly until sugar is melted.
Add water and stir slowly cooking until sugar is again dissolved.
Combine cornstarch, egg yolks and milk then add to sugar mixture.
Cook until thickened then pour in baked pie shell and top with cream.

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pat2me 16 years ago
A couple of guys I know are gong to love you for this!
Thanks!
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tuilelaith ate it and said...
You know I am a sucker for these older recipes. I just love to make them and eat the heck out of them..... Thanks for the great post! We need a group called how old can we go LOL
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zena824 16 years ago
Cat.... my mom had a recipe too that I posted....Sounds delcious..
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rosemaryblue 16 years ago
Comfort food! Love BUTTERSCOTCH PIE! Thanks for this good, simple recipe.
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You know I am a sucker for these older recipes. I just love to make them and eat the heck out of them..... Thanks for the great post! We need a group called how old can we go LOL

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