Nanny’s Oatmeal Pie – From Sherry Massey
Today’s post is courtesy of Sherry Massey, who is generously sharing memories of her precious Nanny with us, along with her Oatmeal Pie. Thank you so much, Sherry. I know the rest of the Southern Plate Family will enjoy this post as much as I did. Gratefully, Christy
I didn’t see my grandmother, Audrey May Cox, often as a child. My sister and I spent one week each summer with her and we visited briefly a few other times during the year, holidays and such.
There are so many things I remember fondly about those summers. Lots of time to play with cousins, sitting at her red 1950s dinette table, running my hands over the lovely wood of the armoire that sat in the hall, listening to her clock chime on the hour and sleeping with the windows open – something we didn’t do in the city with central air conditioning. She made for each of us grandkids – her little chickens, as she called us – a Dutch Doll quilt top and a crochet throw. I still have both.
One weekend, after I was grown and no longer living with my parents, we had all gathered at Nanny and Granddaddy’s house. She had made oatmeal pie, one of my favorite desserts and I asked her if I could copy the recipe. I’ll never forget her words, “Here honey, just take this, I can make it from memory.” She handed me a heavily creased and just a little stained piece of notebook paper with the recipe written in her own hand. I still have that, too. I’ve made that pie time and again over the years and always get rave reviews from friends enjoying it for the first time.
When I pull out Nanny’s recipe, summer memories come flooding back and I see her soft smile and hear her voice one more time.
Servings: 4
Calories: 170kcal
Ingredients
- ¼ cup butter
- ½ cup sugar
- ½ tsp. cinnamon
- ½ tsp. cloves
- ¼ tsp. salt
- 1 cup dark corn syrup
- 3 eggs
- 1 cup quick cooking rolled oats
- 1 unbaked pie shell
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350. Cream butter and sugar together. Add cinnamon, cloves and salt. Stir in syrup. Add eggs one at a time, stirring after each until well blended. Stir in rolled oats. Pour in pie shell. Bake about 1 hour or until knife comes out clean when inserted in middle.
Nutrition
Calories: 170kcal
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Ingredients
- ¼ cup butter
- ½ cup sugar
- ½ tsp. cinnamon
- ½ tsp. cloves
- ¼ tsp. salt
- 1 cup dark corn syrup
- 3 eggs
- 1 cup quick cooking rolled oats
- 1 unbaked pie shell
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350. Cream butter and sugar together. Add cinnamon, cloves and salt. Stir in syrup. Add eggs one at a time, stirring after each until well blended. Stir in rolled oats. Pour in pie shell. Bake about 1 hour or until knife comes out clean when inserted in middle.
Nutrition
“If God had intended us to follow recipes, He wouldn’t have given us grandmothers.”
Reminds me of my Granny. I stayed with her all the time, I loved her banana pudding. It always makes me think of her.
I have a handwritten recipe from my mother. I framed it along with a picture of her and hung it in my kitchen. It makes me feel her presence and reminds me of the shared recipes and the fun we had in the kitchen. She was a wonderful cook and taught me so many life-lessons while preparing meals and baking.
thanks for the recipe. I wish I’d had the forethought to get granny to teach me hers. she use to make fried cornmeal fritters in an iron skillet that had just the right crunch, about the size of a pancake and I can’t get them right. mine are too greasy or hard as a brick. never the way hers was. now she’s passed and no one I know can make them. they were great with greens and fried fatback. she always brought me some just because she new I loved them
MY COUSIN AND I OFTEN SPENT DAYS WITH MY GRANDMA AND GRANDPA IN KENOSHA, WIS. .. THOSE WERE THE BEST OF TIMES.. GREA T FOOD FROM A HUNGARIAN GRANDMA.. BUT NO RECIPES,, JUST A HANDFUL OF THIS AND A HANDFUL OF THAT,, .HOWEVER HAVE BEEN ABLE TO RECREATE SOME DISHES AFTER TRIAL AND ERROR…AND HELP FROM AUNTS RECIPES….
Thanks, Sherry, for sharing this recipe. I can’t wait to try it; it sounds yummy! And thanks to Christy for making it available to all of us. Sue, thanks for sharing your idea of framing the recipes. I’m on my way to pick out a few handwritten recipes from my mom’s recipe file to have framed. I still miss her cooking.
Sherry, your story and recipe is great. I took 3 of my mother’s old recipes–written before 1945–with food stains and all and had them framed. They look great hanging in the kitchen. I still refer to one when I am making “Cissy’s Shrimp”.
Sherry,
Thank you so much for sharing this recipe and the story about your Grandma Massey. I also had a Grandma Massey and like you, I only visited her once a year. Your story brought back such great memories of my Grandmother.
Thank you