Cookbook:Sunglow Motel-Cafe Pickle Pie

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The Sunglow Motel-Cafe in Bicknell, Utah serves the unique pickle pie, developed by Cula Ekker. This is their recipe, as it appeared in a Salt Lake Tribune article that is framed and hangs on the cafe's wall.

Ingredients

 * 5 eggs
 * 2 cups white granulated sugar
 * 1 tsp cinnamon
 * 1 tsp nutmeg
 * 1 tsp lemon extract
 * 2 tbsp cornstarch
 * 1 cup + 2 tbsp light cream
 * ⅛ cup margarine, melted
 * 12 oz sweet pickles, drained and ground
 * 2 unbaked 9-inch pie shells

Procedure

 * 1) Beat eggs and sugar until lemon-colored and thick; beat in cinnamon, nutmeg, lemon extract, cornstarch, cream and margarine.
 * 2) Stir ground sweet pickles into mixture.
 * 3) Pour pickle mixture into unbaked pie shells.
 * 4) Bake at 350°F for 1–1.25 hours, until a knife inserted in center comes out clean.