1914 Pecan Pie (No Corn Syrup) Old-fashioned pecan pie the way home cooks made it in the 1910s, sweetened with brown sugar and cane or maple syrup for deep, caramel notes and a custardy set. Ingredients (9-inch pie): 1 single pie crust, unbaked (homemade or store-bought) 1½ cups pecan halves (lightly toasted, optional) 1 cup packed dark brown sugar ¾ cup pure cane syrup or maple syrup or golden syrup 4 tbsp (56 g) unsalted butter, melted and cooled 3 large eggs, at room temperature 1 tsp vanilla

Pecan Pie recipes slowly became a staple in cookbooks in the early 1900s, but once Karo started printing its recipe on their corn-syrup cans in the '30s, the dessert became widely popular. Panna Cooking’s version sticks to the classic formula with one exception: bacon fat in the crust lends a savory smokiness to balance out the desserts’ sweetness: http://bit.ly/make-pecan-pie | HISTORY