Coconut Meringue Pie (Old Recipe)

Oh, yum, Marcia! Your mother must have been some pie maker! So was mine, and my aunt was even better.

Marcia, it has been such a treat seeing the old recipes you have been posting!

I LOVE that this is a simple from-scratch recipe without any pudding packets, etc. :)

Thank you C C! I am so pleased you are liking these old fashioned recipes and the simple ingredients they are made from. I think they are healthier because they lack the chemicals and preservatives that are in those "pudding packets" and other such manufactured items. Not that eating sugar and flour are healthy, but if you are going to eat those things there is no need to add additional things the body does not need, too!! And it is cheaper!! Can't beat that. I love the creativity involved, too. You must be a very good cook to recognize the difference and the benefits!! Thank you for your encouragement. Blessings!

Thank you Ellen for pointing that out and sharing about your mother and the really good pie baker, your aunt! Such a treasure to have known such people and been blessed to love them, too! Once you said that, I realized that you are right, my Mom was an excellent pie baker and she turned them out like it was nothing! Her beautiful pies were the gift she gave us! Were we not blessed? Thanks for your encouragement and point of view, Ellen! Hugs!

Sounds pretty good to me too Marcia-thanks for sharing your mom's special recipe.

Thanks Pat. Glad to be getting to know you, friend. Hugs!

I have met so many friends here on Just A- that many seam like old friends. There are so many places folks are from- it is great to try their version of some of the recipes I have too!

Same here Pat. I have changed the way I do my Mom's sauerkraut and pork because of someone else's recipe. I now add apple and wine to the mix and love it even more!! Hugs!

I know what you mean - I just made the chicken enchilada recipe posted here and changed it up a bit so now it is "chicken taco enchiladas"..LOL

Hear hear! to trying to go the healthier route & avoid the chemicals & perservatives when you can, and everything you said about the joy of the creativity of cooking from "real" ingredients. I'm always happy for shortcuts, but I try not to make them ones that lessen the wholesomeness of the food we eat. I don't avoid everything all the time, but it's a good goal that keeps us eating better than if I didn't try. It is so nice to have these recipes be shared...all those years of experience and treasured recipes I am glad to find somewhere among the sea of recipes with prepackaged ingredients. I am still relatively a young 'un trying to learn from others, and there is something wonderful about being able to learn from older generations of cooks. I feel lucky to have connected with people like you and Pat through Just A Pinch, who share both knowledge & heart- warmth and friendship. The type of people that remind you what a good place the world is! :)

So nice to hear C C, thank you. Very pleased to pass on the recipes to the young 'uns! That is my goal... to not let the good cooking disappear!! Blessings on you!