"eriana" > wrote in message
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> "orion" > wrote in message
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> > the 'mock apple pie'
> >
> > Makes 1 - 9 inch pie
> >
> > " Love apple pie, but hate apples? Your prayers have been answered! "
>
>
> Actually, this isn't really "white trash cooking"; it is derived from
> frugal-type recipes created during WWII when there was a shortage of many
> products. If memory serves me correctly, I believe that this was first
> posted by the Ritz folks on the back of the cracker box circa 1945 or so.
>
> ~Eri

Sounds right to me. I met the Ritz version in Virginia in the mid-40's. All
I remember is that, not surprisingly, it tasted just like cream of tartar.

Felice
Felice