[PW] Unsweetened Plum Pie

[K. Bary]

Hi All,
   
  I haven't been subscribed to the list since it was Stumpers, and I've really missed it!  I am the patron here, so no hurry:
   
  I just bought a house with a plum tree laden with ripe fruit.  My husband keeps talking about a pie his mother used to make.  It had a single pastry crust, and was unsweetened.  The family would spoon sugar on the individual slices.  My mother-in-law was a native New Yorker, and she would have made the pie in the 50s and 60s.
   
  Apparently, the sugar thing was not a recipe error, since she always made the pie this way.  I'm thinking it might be a regional delicacy, or perhaps it's got a special name that I haven't hit on, since I haven't been able to turn anything up yet.
   
  Are any of you familiar with a pie like this?  My husband hasn't SAID it would make his life complete if I make the pie, but since he brings it up every time we talk about the plum tree, I know it would make him very happy.  Thanks for any help.
   
  Karen Bary
  Westminster Public Library
  Westminster, Colorado
   


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