Desperation pie is a name for a family of American pies made from basic pantry staples such as butter, sugar, eggs and flour rather than seasonal fruit. The style became especially popular during periods of hardship and scarcity, including the Great Depression and wartime rationing, when fresh fruit was unavailable or too costly. Cooks improvised with whatever ingredients were on hand to approximate the flavor and texture of a more expensive pie. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Desperation pies are pies in American cuisine made using staple ingredients like butter, sugar, eggs and flour, and making use of other ingredients that cooks had on hand to substitute for ingredients that were out of season or too expensive.
In Cuisine: American Cuisine, lead paragraph
Desperation pies are pies in American cuisine made using staple ingredients like butter, sugar, eggs and flour, and making use of other ingredients that cooks had on hand to substitute for ingredients that were out of season or too expensive.
In Group: North American Breads and Pastries, lead paragraph
Desperation pies are pies in American cuisine made using staple ingredients like butter, sugar, eggs and flour, and making use of other ingredients that cooks had on hand to substitute for ingredients that were out of season or too expensive.
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