Sawdust Pie

7 egg whites, unbeaten
1-1/2 cups granulated sugar
1-1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
1-1/2 cups pecans
1-1/2 cups coconut
9-inch unbaked pie shell

Directions:
Mix all ingredients together and stir by hand. Pour into unbaked pie shell. Bake in preheated 325° oven until glossy and set (about 25 to 30 minutes). DO NOT OVERBAKE! Serve warm with sliced bananas and whipped cream.

Notes: A prize-winning recipe from the Patti's 1880's Settlement Restaurant in Grand Rivers, KY. Delicious!
 

Maple Pecan Pie

1 (9-inch)"deep dish" pie crust 1 cup real maple syrup 3/4 cup packed brown sugar 3 large eggs 1/4 cup sugar

3 tablespoons butter, melted 1 tablespoon flour 1 teaspoon vanilla flavoring 1-1/2 cups chopped pecans 30 Pecan halves

Directions for crust:
Preheat oven to 450°. Grease a "deep dish" pie pan and place the crust in it. Flute the edges. Line the crust with aluminum foil and hold it in place with a layer of uncooked rice. Bake until the edges of the crust are lightly browned (about 15 minutes.) Carefully remove the foil and rice and bake another 5 minutes or so until the entire crust is lightly browned. Remove from oven and cool on a rack.


Directions for filling:
Reduce the oven temperature to 350°. Place syrup, brown sugar, eggs, sugar, butter, flour, and vanilla in a mixing bowl and whisk them together until well blended. Place the chopped pecans in the cooled pie crust and spread them evenly. Pour the syrup mixture into the pie crust. Arrange the whole pecans around the outer edge of the crust. Bake for about 50 minutes, or until filling is set and slightly raised. Remove pie from oven and cool on a rack.

Notes:
Serve with whipped cream or whipped topping, garnished with a sprinkle of cinnamon and a pecan half.

Lois Stewart's Pecan Pie

1 unbaked pie shell 3 eggs 2/3 cup sugar

1/3 cup butter, melted 1 cup dark corn syrup 1 cup pecans

Directions:
Combine eggs and sugar and beat well. Mix in melted butter and syrup. Spread pecans in the unbaked pie shell and pour the egg mixture over top. Bake until set, about 40-50 minutes at 375°.

Notes:
Lois Stewart contributed this recipe to the Jolly Neighbors Extension Club of Rose, Nebraska, for a hand-written cookbook that they made during the early 1960's. I have expanded the directions a little because all the recipes were greatly condensed to fit on one side of a 3x5" recipe card. Mrs. Stewart was my second grade teacher.