Editing Chess pie (section)

==Composition==
The basic chess pie recipe calls for the preparation of a single crust and a filling composed of flour, butter, sugar, and eggs and milk or condensed milk. Some variations call for the addition of cornmeal as a thickener.  Many recipes call for an acid such as vinegar, buttermilk, or lemon juice.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rattray |first=Diana |title=Southern Chess Pie: Tips and Variations |url=https://www.thespruce.com/chess-pie-recipes-and-pie-making-tips-3034486 |access-date=2018-02-21 |work=The Spruce |archive-date=February 22, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180222045035/https://www.thespruce.com/chess-pie-recipes-and-pie-making-tips-3034486 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="SouthernLiving">{{Cite web |title=Chess Pie Recipes: Taste of the South |url=http://www.southernliving.com/food/kitchen-assistant/chess-pie-recipes-00417000072438/ |access-date=2013-05-13 |website=Southern Living |archive-date=May 14, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130514123029/http://www.southernliving.com/food/kitchen-assistant/chess-pie-recipes-00417000072438/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Recipes dating from the 19th century typically including eggs, butter, sugar, and vinegar baked in a pie crust, with regional variations.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Huggins |first1=Mollie |title=Tried and True: Tennessee Model Household Guide. Practical Help in Household |date=1897 |publisher=Publishing House Methodist Episcopal Church, South |page=142 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Op9FAQAAMAAJ&dq=%22chess%20pie%22&pg=PA142 |language=en}}</ref>

In addition to standard chess pie, other flavor variations include lemon, coconut, and chocolate chess pie.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Schneider |first=Crady |date=2017-03-14 |title=Chess Pie: Nothing More Southern |url=http://porterbriggs.com/chess-pie/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180222044203/http://porterbriggs.com/chess-pie/ |archive-date=2018-02-22 |access-date=2017-06-19 |website=Porter Briggs}}</ref>  Some nut pies, including some pecan, fall under the category of chess pies.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Galarza |first=Daniela |date=2015-07-01 |title=Everything You Need to Know About Classic American Pie |url=https://www.eater.com/2015/7/1/8872413/pie-crust-apple-cream-custard-chess-styles-where-to-eat |access-date=2018-02-21 |website=Eater |archive-date=December 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211203042828/https://www.eater.com/2015/7/1/8872413/pie-crust-apple-cream-custard-chess-styles-where-to-eat |url-status=live }}</ref> Traditional pecan pie recipes do not include milk or condensed milk in the filling, and are typically regarded as a type of [[sugar pie]] similar to British [[treacle]] rather than a milk-containing custard (see {{Section link|Pecan pie|Variations}}).