Midnight in the Kitchen of Good and Eatin'

  caramel custard pie with graham cracker crust   © Better Homes and Gardens: Good Food on a Budget, 1971   © Oster 1986   What I like about this pie is that it's very easy to make and doesn't require any ingredients that you, probably, already have in your kitchen (and like me, stuff that's been in my kitchen a long time). Though it's from a cook book published in the '70s I'm pretty sure the recipe is one of those Depression Era staples. My only customization was to add a 1/8 teaspoon of vanilla extract, about 1/2 tablespoon of cinnamon and I swapped a graham cracker crust for the pastry crust. In the past I have added shredded coconut or raisins so, I guess, you could try adding whatever you like.  

Okay, so it snowed a little today here in the City Without a State. It didn't amount to much but I didn't feel like going out because I was having too much fun playing records, doing a little housecleaning and playing with DevilKitty. As the day wore on I started to get a little hungry and thought to myself, "Hey, I sure would like some cornbread". Alas, as I was getting the ingredients together, I realized that I'm almost out of flour and the milk in the fridge was actually quite a bit less than I needed. Not to worry though as the flour turned out to be just enough and the milk, well, I stretched it with some honey flavored Greek yogurt and it was damn tasty! With a wire whisk mix together 3/4 cup of flour 2-1/2 tsp baking powder 3 tbls brown sugar (i used a fork to mash it into smaller grains though I'm sure there's an easier way to do that) 3/4 tsp salt 1-1/2 cups cornmeal 3tbls butter or bacon fat 2 eggs, beaten In measuring cup I poured ...