[Leica] IMG: Chocolate Chess Pie

[Jim Nichols]

Living alone, I seldom get to contribute to the food porn from the likes 
of Nathan, et. al.  Today, I have one to add to the list.

My youngest son, about Nathan's age, lives some distance away, so we 
keep in touch electronically.  He enjoys cooking, when he has time, and 
has many of my late wife's recipes.  Today, he sent me a photo of a 
Chess Pie he had just baked.

Everyone's first question is "What is a Chess Pie?"  Well, its origin, 
so far as I know, comes from early settlers in this country and probably 
originally comes from England.  It can be made from ingredients normally 
found in the kitchen in periods where fruits and nuts are not readily 
available.  When asked what kind of pie she had made, the cook usually 
said, "Oh it's jes' pie."  Supposedly, from this the name "Chess Pie" 
was coined.  Variations include Chocolate Chess Pie and Pecan Chess Pie.

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Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA