[Leica] IMG: Chocolate Chess Pie

[Tina Manley]

Yum!!  I love chess pie but have never tried the chocolate version.  Looks
like something I should add to my menu!

Tina

On Thu, Nov 26, 2020 at 5:11 PM Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> wrote:

> 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.
>
>
> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20201126-62810222345__BA1CADF1-302C-4D01-8F8E-F483AEAB0682.JPG.html
>
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> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
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