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Among the evocative stories comes the recipe for "Apple Pie Without Apples," a creative solution reflecting the ingenuity required to cope with limited resources. The original recipe, taken from the "Confederate Receipt Book," asks for crackers, tartaric acid, sugar, and butter, yielding a pie that invokes the flavor of apple pie, despite lacking its namesake fruit. This historic recipe embodies the spirit of resourcefulness that defined prisoner life during tumultuous times.
Here is a simplified version of the recipe:
Ingredients:
1 teaspoon of tartaric acid
1 cup (200 grams) of brown sugar
2 tablespoons of butter
½ teaspoon of nutmeg
Crackers (enough to make two cups when crushed)
Instructions:
- Soak the crackers in water until soft, then mash them.