chess pie
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of chess pie
First recorded in 1930–35; apparently for chest pie; chest perhaps alluding to its depth
Example Sentences
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For special occasions, he might bring a pecan or chess pie.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 4, 2023
Though it is inspired by Ms. Lewis’s buttermilk chess pie, it allowed me to bridge the gap between my two food worlds.
From New York Times ● Nov. 12, 2021
Though I did hear tell of someone baking them into a loquat chess pie and a local brewery adding them into their beer .
From Salon ● Feb. 24, 2021
Even after her departure from Johnny’s, though, the menu dared you to leave dessert crumbs — impossible in the case of her legacy lemon chess pie.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 13, 2021
He always did it up right, with smoked pork shoulder, cornbread, collard greens, mac and cheese, sweet tea, and Mrs. Blankenship’s chess pie for dessert.
From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner
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