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chess pie
noun
, Southern Cooking.
- a dessert of cornmeal, sugar, butter, egg yolks, milk, and flavorings baked in a pastry shell.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of chess pie1
First recorded in 1930–35; apparently for chest pie; chest perhaps alluding to its depth
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Example Sentences
The chocolate chess pie is pretty next-level.
From Los Angeles Times
For special occasions, he might bring a pecan or chess pie.
From Seattle Times
That dish was salted honey chess pie.
From Salon
Salted Caramel Apple and Chess Pie top the list of their ridiculously popular flavors, but one underrated treat is this nutty molasses quick bread, which we got the recipe for.
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Upon his first bite of a dense, custardy interior slice, my dad proclaimed it "chess pie, but with coconut milk," which feels far more apt.
From Salon
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