for three pies:
melt three sticks of butter
3 cups of sugar
6 beaten eggs
1 teaspoon of vanilla
2 teaspoons of vinegar
1 box of raisins
1 big can of pecans
1 can of coconut

for one pie:
2 eggs
1 cup of granulated sugar
½ cup of butter or margarine, melted-and cooled
½ cup of coconut
½ cup of raisins
½ cup of pecans or walnuts, chopped
1 teaspoon of vanilla
2 teaspoons of vinegar

Pastry for 9-inch pie

Beat eggs in mixing bowl until frothy. Beat in sugar and butter. Add next 5 ingredients. Stir. Pour into pie shell. Bake on bottom shelf in 350° F oven for 35 -40 minutes until set. Makes 1 pie.

Recipe courtesy of Laura’s maternal grandmother, Nana.