From Paulette Vickery's Recipe Collection
Shaker Chess Pie
pies
1 each stick butter, melted
1 1/2 cup sugar
1 1/2 teaspoon cornmeal
1 1/2 teaspoon vinegar
3 each eggs
Preheat oven to450 degrees. Combine sugar and melted butter. Add eggs and remaining ingredients. Do not over mix. Pour mixture into an unbaked 9 inch pie shell. Decrease heat to 400 degrees. Bake, 15 minutes. Reduce heat to 300 degrees, and continue baking, 20 minutes. Pie will puff up. Jiggle pie pan, to be sure center is firm, before removing pie from oven. Cool. Pie may be browned before serving.
Yield: 8 servings