Christian Pipe Smokers

Egg custard is life. The rest looks pretty darn good, too.

jmg wrote: ↑04 Dec 2022, 15:41 Cornbread dressing. There is no substitute or equal. There was giblet gravy to top it with.


A small portion of what was available...


My wife made me my own, personal egg custard because she's a great wife and knows it's my favorite.

Nice spread. I make the CB dressing every year, and enjoy doing it a little differently each year. Yours looks like it has large chunks of CB; I've done that before, but this year my CB was fresh and crumbled up almost entirely.
Custard pies are always good. My mom and grandmother used to always make Jeff Davis pies during the holidays, and were the richest custard-like pies that I have ever had, then or since. Even as a sugar eating kid I couldn't eat more than a small slice. Haven't had or even seen one in many many years.

sweetandsour wrote: ↑05 Dec 2022, 05:43 Custard pies are always good. My mom and grandmother used to always make Jeff Davis pies during the holidays, and were the richest custard-like pies that I have ever had, then or since. Even as a sugar eating kid I couldn't eat more than a small slice. Haven't had or even seen one in many many years.

Jeff Davis pie is new to me. Looks very similar to a brown sugar pie I make.

Did your mom add bourbon to hers?

JimVH wrote: ↑05 Dec 2022, 11:47

sweetandsour wrote: ↑05 Dec 2022, 05:43 Custard pies are always good. My mom and grandmother used to always make Jeff Davis pies during the holidays, and were the richest custard-like pies that I have ever had, then or since. Even as a sugar eating kid I couldn't eat more than a small slice. Haven't had or even seen one in many many years.

Jeff Davis pie is new to me. Looks very similar to a brown sugar pie I make.

Did your mom add bourbon to hers?

Mom's dressing actually doesn't have chunks of cornbread. I think what your seeing are probably pieces of turkey she puts in it. I've never heard of Jeff Davis pie. I'll have to look it up.

JimVH wrote: ↑05 Dec 2022, 11:47

sweetandsour wrote: ↑05 Dec 2022, 05:43 Custard pies are always good. My mom and grandmother used to always make Jeff Davis pies during the holidays, and were the richest custard-like pies that I have ever had, then or since. Even as a sugar eating kid I couldn't eat more than a small slice. Haven't had or even seen one in many many years.

Jeff Davis pie is new to me. Looks very similar to a brown sugar pie I make.

Did your mom add bourbon to hers?

Sometimes, IIRC, but not usually. On the recipe she gave to me it's not listed, but she included a note on the back of the recipe card that says "the old recipe uses 6 eggs and 3T of vinegar". (She was a little leery of the vinegar, per her note.) Beaten egg whites are mixed in, which form a topping that browns with the crust.