Turning water into wine: a dessert from yesteryear gets a new lease on life

There are good desserts, there are bad desserts – and then there are those where you're not quite sure what to make of. Similar to pineapple on pizza, "Wine Pie" is likely to be divisive. Its roots are surprisingly simple: During the Great Depression, many Americans had to work with the few ingredients available to them. In these difficult times, groceries were expensive and hard to come by. But water, flour, sugar and butter remained affordable, and with a little vanilla extract and a pinch of cinnamon, a successful cake could still be prepared. This necessity gave rise to a dessert that has stood the test of time: the "Water Pie".