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| Type | Custard pie |
|---|---|
| Place of origin | Canada |
| Main ingredients | Graham cracker,custard,meringue |
Flapper pie, or theforgotten Prairie pie, is a vanillacustard pie topped withmeringue (or sometimes whipped cream in Southern Saskatchewan)[1] within a graham cracker crust.[2][3][4][5][6]
The pie is a staple of the Canadian prairie culture.[2][4][5] At theSalisbury House chain of restaurants inWinnipeg, it is sold as "wafer pie".
Whiskey, peach leaves, lemon peel, or vanilla may be added to the custard filling of flapper pie.[4]
The exact origin of flapper pie is unknown. However, flapper pie became popular across the Canadian Prairies during the 1920s,[5] with the dessert earning its name fromflappers.[4][6] Flapper pie continued to be made during theDepression era due to the recipe only needing simple ingredients.[4][5][6] By the 1940s, the pie had faded into obscurity and become "forgotten."[6]
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