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SHH..Donï¿½t tell anyone there are no apples in it.

11 years ago

We made these in the 50Ã¯Â¿Â½s and 60Ã¯Â¿Â½s

We'd take them to work and fool everyone

Fun for kids to make too.

Appleless Apple Pie

Into a saucepan put

2 cups of water

1 1/2 cups of sugar

2 heaping teaspoons of cream of tarter

Add 20 Ritz crackers

Boil 2 minutes WITHOUT stirring

Pour into unbaked pie crust

Dot with Nutmeg, Cinnamon and butter

Bake in 350 oven for 25-30 minutes.

Pie crust may be latticed on top if desired.

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Comments (7)

glenda_al
11 years ago
I've had that before. Really good!
patti43
11 years ago
I've seen that recipe for years, but never tried it. Does it really taste like apple pie?
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Sue_va
11 years ago
Oh, yes, I've made that, back in the day.

Here is a similar one that I made back then.

MOCK PECAN PIE

1 cup Post Grape-Nuts cereal
1 cup light brown sugar, firmly packed
1/4 cup melted oleo
3 eggs, beaten
1 (9-inch) unbaked pie shell
3/4 cup lukewarm water
1 cup dark Karo corn syrup
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Pinch salt

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Do they still make Post Grape-Nuts cereal?

Sue
maire_cate
11 years ago
Sue - they still make Grape Nuts - it's one of our favorites. My DH even sprinkles it on his ice cream.
marilyn_c
11 years ago
I remember a pie made with saltine crackers and pecans folded into meringue and baked and topped with whipped cream. It was good...but I don't remember the name of it.
glenda_al
11 years ago
Here's the Mock Apple Pie rendition with saltine crackers.

pastry for 2-crust 9-inch pie
1 sleeve saltine crackers
2 cups water
2 cups granulated sugar
2 teaspoons cream of tartar
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
1 tablespoon butter
cinnamon

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