In Search of: Gramma Pie (Grandma’s)

 

When talking to a sibling, we often fondly reminisce about food from out childhood, the Lemon Pudding Cake, Melting Moments, Jamdrops, Christmas puddings, Flummery and one childhood memory of a pie we only tried once and never forgot.

I was reminded of this pie when shopping for vegetables and a different type of pumpkin was for sale.  A Gramma pumpkin.  Startled, (I am ashamed to admit this), it reminded me of the name of the pie that lived on in my memory because as a child I thought the pie was called Grandma Pie because she had created it, or Grammar Pie, because she did like us to speak and write correctly.  On impulse I bought some of the Gramma pumpkin and went home intent on finding a recipe and attempting to recreate the pie from my childhood.

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