What if you could create all those cozy flavors of the all-American pie, with no fruit at all? This may sound like an impossible feat, but a famous Great Depression-era recipe shows you that this ...

This pie may look, smell, and taste like homemade apple pie, but don't be fooled—it's made with zucchini! Thanks to the magical power of flakey pie crust, brown sugar, and warm spices, mock apple pie ...

DEAR HELOISE: Many years ago, I knew of a recipe for mock apple pie that looked and tasted like real apple pie. No one would know it unless you said no apples were used. I lost my copy of that recipe.

I love a good food story and few can measure up to National Biscuit Company"s development of the recipe known as Ritz Mock Apple Pie. The idea was hatched during the Great Depression when times were ...

Sweet Deception from Crackers Ritz Crackers were widely used as the main ingredient for the Mock Apple Pie. Imagine a ...

DEAR HELOISE: Mock apple pie has been a favorite recipe since 1959. It is a hoot to serve -- and don’t tell until after your guests take a bite. We are going to share it again so that anyone who might ...

Back in the days of required home economics class–before it was called Life Skills or whatever PC term schools call it now–students (at least in the South) were at some point required to perform an ...

Pie desserts have been a favorite treat for many people over the years. They are made with a range of crusts and fillings that suit different tastes. This post explains simple methods for preparing ...

WINEDALE — Here comes another report from the front porch of the old farm house in Washington County, and this is getting to be a steady proposition. I've been here since the first day of this month, ...

Mock apple pie turned stale crackers into fruit during the Civil War’s food shortages, mock turtle soup (popular in the Gilded Age) made calf’s head into a luxury and mock duck or abalone made of ...

I never understood the attraction to imposter foods. Burgers made from beans, bacon made from tofu, meatloaf made from tempeh — those are as kooky to me as fake crab legs. And yet I recall coveting a ...