These 8 Long-Forgotten Pie Recipes Will Add Some Old-Fashioned Sweetness To Your Table

This pie consists mostly of molasses which is part of how it got its name. Cooks would have to shoo flies away from the molasses while they were in the process of making it. 

This pie is a specialty in New England and contains apples, custard, lemons and sherry wine. 

This is the official pie of the state of Indiana but comes from the Amish who settled there in the early 1800s. 

This Canadian pie features a graham cracker topping, meringue and custard. 

This savory pie dates back to the 13th century when cooks began experimenting with the next spices brought back by the Crusaders. They discovered that cloves, cinnamon and nutmeg were great for preserving meat and fruit, but would also make a great pie filling. 

Buttermilk chess pie is also known as desperation pie because of how its bare bones recipe. It was popular among farming families in the 19th and 20th centuries. Flour, sugar, eggs and butter are all that's required to put together this sweet treat, but it can be customized with citrus fruits or nuts. 

Huckleberries are known as one of the best baking berries around, and this tart pie cooks to perfection.

19th-century cooks developed this pie using apple cider vinegar to mimic the flavor of apples to create a tart pie.