Anyone ever make Mock Apple Pie?
 

This recipe for Mock Apple Pie used to appear on the back of boxes of Ritz crackers, and I was always sort of fascinated at the idea of making a convincing but literally fruitless apple pie. Anyone ever tried it? I have a huge economy box of Ritz, two entire sleeves left, and I'm half tempted to go buy the other ingredients.

My mom used to make this and I hated it. Sorry. To me it just didn't taste like apple pie.

Why not just make apple pie? I mean, they're apples. What's the point of faking apples?

That's exactly the point - it's fake, and I want to find out how convincing a fake it is. I have access to plenty of very nice (premade) apple pies at several local shops and restaurants.

I think I had it once at a friend's house growing up and it was disgusting.

But that was a very long time ago so it is possible that it was actually something else. But I remember strongly a pie made out of crackers.

Sorry, reading that recipe, it sounds awful.

But then again I have no idea what cream of tartar tastes like. Apples?

I've always been fascinated by this recipe as well. Make it! I want to know how it tastes! Probably needs a ton of Cool Whip.

I love the idea of faux foods that came out of depression era make-do. My aunt Marcie makes salmon cakes that are canned salmon, egg, and crushed saltines. And they're really good. I'm sure there are many other examples of "let's see what we can make out of what's left in the cupboard" that have become family standbys. Milk toast anyone? Peanut butter and sugar sandwiches?

Keeps the sugar from crystallizing.

The more you know

Thanks, Michael J Fox. :)

So, why would lemon plus sugar taste like apples?

Mock Apple Pie has been banned in all your Midwestern pie-making states since 1932.