Alligator . . . er, Chocolate Buttermilk Pie

(published from previous blog, posted Nov. 2017)

Alligator Pie, Alligator Pie,

If I don't get some I think I'm gonna die,

Give away the green grass, give away the sky,

But don't give away my Alligator Pie.

--Dennis Lee

I love poems and silly rhymes. Can you tell? And unfortunately, I know LOTS of them after teaching school for a hundred years and then raising two boys.

I also love pies. Now that I have gone back to making dough balls for my crust and freezing them, I can have them more often.

Or, not so often as the case, and my waistline, may be.

I also have this penchant for old recipes - Jeff Davis Pie, Watergate Salad (which I wrote about here), Buttermilk Pie.

Now, no one makes Buttermilk Pie any longer, so making that has been a hit the last few years in my family and elsewhere. One year, it won Best Dessert at The Baytown Homeschoolers Open House!

And then, if there's one thing I like as much as books and history, it's chocolate. So when I came across a recipe for Chocolate Buttermilk Pie, I knew I had to try it.

It did not disappoint, although to be fair, it should be titled Fudge Pie. And, for all you naysers, there is not a hint of buttermilk in the taste.

The recipe below is easy peasy and makes two pies. I have, however, halved it into one pie when needed. If you would like to print the recipe from a printable card, see a video about making it, or read more about it, you can go to Just a Pinch Recipes. Only the recipe will appear and not my narrative which is getting wwwwwaaaaaayyyy too long.

Heads up . . . don't expect any leftovers. But if you do get lucky, be sure to refrigerate them!

Chocolate Buttermilk Pie, Chocolate Buttermilk Pie,

If I don't get some, I think I'm gonna die,

Give away the Watergate Salad, give away the sky,

But don't give away my Chocolate Buttermilk Pie.

About Donna

Donna Hechler Porter has always had stories in her head. When they were not swirling and gnawing, she had her head in a history book - both fiction and non-fiction. Now, she puts her love of old things, including her genealogy, to good use by writing both genealogy books and novels. She has published five historical novels, several of which have won awards, four genealogy books on her family history, and several smallish books including a book on the 1778 Big Siege of Fort Boonesborough and a book with tips and tricks for bringing history to life for young people. A graduate of Texas A & M University, she currently teaches middle school English and literature at a small private school east of Houston and runs a private tutoring business. She stops for all garage sales and to collect treasures from the side of the road. She dreams of life in a log cabin in the woods, even as she is addicted to antique and thrift shopping.

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