Name: Jeff Davis Pie
Yield: Yield: About 20 Servings.
Cuisine: United States
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon allspice; 2½ cups sugar; ¼ pound butter, melted; 1½ tablespoons flour; 1 cup half-and-half; Pastry for two 9-inch pies (opposite); 3 eggs, separated; 1 teaspoon cinnamon

Preparation info

Yield: About
20
Servings.

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Craig Claiborne's Southern Cooking

By Craig Claiborne

Published 1987

About

I have been told (and have serious doubts) that Jefferson Davis was familiar with this confection named in his honor as president of the Confederate States during the Civil War. There are many versions of this dish and I think this is one of the best.