![]() ![]() ![]() Sooo…how did the macaroni pie recipe which is used in Barbados and the Caribbean end up in my grandmother’s backwoods kitchen in South Carolina? Something niggled at my brain from waaaaaaay back to 3rd grade when I had studied South Carolina history. With a few taps on my computer keys using the search words “South Carolina history” and a simple click on the first thing that popped up, which was a Wikipedia article, I was appropriately chastised. “ The proprietary colony of Carolina was first settled at Charles Town (modern day Charleston) in 1670, mostly by immigrants from the British colony of Barbados in the Caribbean.” Hmm. I pondered that little piece of information for a minute or two. I did an internet search on recipes for macaroni pie which surprisingly lead me to recipes from Barbados and other parts of the Caribbean. As I read blogs and other information about macaroni pie I discovered that the way Granny made macaroni pie was pretty much the way it is made in the Caribbean. 3 medium eggplants Coarse salt 3 tablespoons unsalted butter 2 tablespoons dry breadcrumbs Vegetable oil and olive oil, for frying 1 pound pasta, such as. Let me tell you about it. And Tricia, pay close attention because this will fit in really well with your cultural cuisine class. #MACARONI PIE HOW TO#Up until the past few days, I thought that Granny’s quaint Southern term of “macaroni pie” was exactly that, a quaint Southern term. Shoot. I was really showing my own ignorance by thinking that my grandmother, with her 6th grade education, was the one who didn’t know proper terminology or how to make real macaroni and cheese. After the things I have read, I’m ashamed of myself. Granny was 100% correct in calling what she made “Macaroni Pie” and I am amazed at how little I knew/know about my own food cultural heritage. Herbs such as marjoram and thyme can also. Add the onion, garlic, seasoning, cheese, milk, ketchup, mustard, and egg. Drain the macaroni and return to the saucepan. ![]() Cook uncovered until macaroni is tender but still firm. #MACARONI PIE MAC#Her mac and cheese was custard based and had cubes of cheese throughout it rather than having a cheesy sauce mixed with macaroni. Macaroni pie was standard fair at many homes and family gatherings throughout the low country in South Carolina and I LOVED it. Break the macaroni tubes into thirds and add to the boiling water. I was pretty surprised to learn that Granny’s macaroni pie was a good deal different than what the rest of the world seemed to be eating. My grandmother used to make a mac and cheese that she referred to as “macaroni pie”. In my family, growing up, we just called it macaroni (no feathers, no caps, no Yankee Doodle). It was the only kind of macaroni and cheese that I knew until I went away to college and my roommates were eating the stuff out of the box. ![]()
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