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Happy Pi-Day! 3-14-15 via Ronni Lundy’s Sorghum Pecan Pie

March 14, 2015 by Nancie McDermott 4 Comments

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Ronni Lundy's Sorghum Pecan Pie

What a lucky week for me: I was pondering which pie to make in honor and celebration of National Pi Day 2015, and the answer arrived in my mail box. I received a review copy of the brand new book by my friend Ronni Lundy, entitled Sorghum’s Savor. Published by University of Florida Press, this book lets Ronni share the story of this heirloom ingredient which has been seasoning and sweetening Southern food for centuries. As a homegrown, handcrafted agricultural product never widely available in the mainstream grocery marketplace, sorghum ended up on the sidelines by the late 20th century,  but hooray! It has been lifted into the spotlight the last few years by home cooks, food writers, and chefs.

Ronni Lundy's Sorghum Book
Ronni Lundy's Sorghum  back of book

Ronni shares sorghum’s history, traditions, and place in the Southern pantry, weaving in her own stories of growing up in Kentucky, with sorghum on the table as an everyday source of sweet goodness. She shares a basketful of recipes, from traditional ones to 21st century inspirations from chefs, writers and home cooks who have fallen in love with this “new”, old-time ingredient.

Ronni Lundy's Sorghum Pecan Pie cut and whole

 I made Ronni’s Sorghum Pecan Pie and it came out wonderfully. My husband had two pieces for breakfast on Pi-Day today, and he has the least powerful sweet tooth I know. Its sweetness is subtle and special, and it makes one marvelous pie. Here’s a note on the book:

In SORGHUM’S SAVOR, Ronni Lundy unlocks the mysteries of this subtle and splendid cousin of the sugarcane. She highlights the classic pairings with cornbread, buttermilk, sweet potatoes, and bacon, and reveals fresh combinations with red chiles, ginger, citrus, and cardamom. From soups to entrees, from drinks to dressings, Lundy showcases the endless possibilities of this unique sweetener, as well as the reasons why it has long been cherished in the South.

For more on Sorghum’s Savor, click HERE. For more on the amazing and brilliant Ronni Lundy, click HERE. For two of Ronni’s recipes from Sorghum’s Savor, Curried Pumpkin Soup and Gravy Horse, click HERE. 

Ronni Lundy's Sorghum Pecan Pie piece closeup

For pie a’plenty on National Pi-Day and all year long, do pay frequent attention to two of my friends who share pie tales, advice, instruction, stories, and joy all year long.

Art of the Pie 

by Kate McDermott (related by friendship though not by family tree)

and

Nothing in the House

by Emily Hilliard

Ronni Lundy's Sorghum Pecan Pie close up pie

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Filed Under: Classics, Cookbook Reviews, Good Times and Special Events, Southern Food, Southern Pies Tagged With: "Sorghum's Savor", Curried Pumpkin Soup with Sorghum, easy pies, Gravy Horse, pecan pie, Pi Day, pies, Ronni Lundy, sorghum, sorghum recipes, University of Florida Press

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  1. Jamie

    March 16, 2015 at 1:58 pm

    Mmmm a slice of America for me! And perfect! I need to pull YOUR pie book off the shelf and bake!

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  2. Emily Hilliard

    March 15, 2015 at 4:39 am

    You just made my Pi(e) Day, Nancie! I’m similarly excited for Ronni’s book and your Pecan Sorghum Pie is stunning!

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    • Nancie McDermott

      March 15, 2015 at 4:45 pm

      Thank you, Emily! So SWEET of you to say that (hehehe)…

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