Editing Chess pie (section)

{{short description|Pie made from buttermilk }}
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{{Infobox food
| name             = Chess pie
| image            = Buttermilk Chess Pie, August 2009.jpg
| caption          = A slice of vanilla buttermilk chess pie
| alternate_name   = 
| country          = England
| region           = 
| creator          = 
| course           = 
| type             = [[Pie]]
| served           = 
| main_ingredient  = Pie crust, [[Egg (food)|eggs]], [[butter]], granulated [[sugar]], [[vanilla]], [[corn meal]]
| variations       = Lemon chess pie, vinegar pie
| calories         = 
| other            = 
}}

'''Chess pie''' is a [[dessert]] with a filling composed mainly of flour, butter, sugar, eggs, and sometimes milk, characteristic of [[Cuisine of the Southern United States|Southern United States cuisine]].{{sfn|Weinstein|2007|p=339}}

'''Jefferson Davis pie''' is similar to chess pie, but [[Jefferson Davis]] pie may also contain spices, nuts, or dried fruits and is usually topped with [[meringue]].<ref name="Pastries">{{Cite encyclopedia |year=2007 |title=Pastries |encyclopedia=The Oxford Companion to American Food and Drink |publisher=Oxford University Press |last=Kaufman |first=Cathy K. |editor-last=Smith |editor-first=Andrew F. |pages=438 |isbn=978-0-19-530796-2 |oclc=71833329}}</ref>