Jefferson Davis Pie

Named after the president of the Confederacy and most likely created during The War Between the States, this pie is basically a spicy version of chess pie and has as many versions throughout the South as pecan pie and sweet potato pie. I’ve eaten it in Mississippi with chopped dates, in Tennessee with dried apricots, and at home in North Carolina with crystallized fruits, but I still say the best Jeff Davis pie is one not gussied up with anything but a few golden raisins. T