Brazil Nut Pie Shell

This comes from the 1943 Family Cookbook, which promises to "make your ration points go twice as far". They have a picture of this pie shell in the book and the caption reads: "who cares about a fat shortage so long as we can have pie shells made of rich toothsome Brazil nuts?".

• Ready In: 5 mins
• Yields: 1 8inch pie shell

Ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 cups  ground brazil nuts
• 3  tablespoons sugar

Directions

1. Mix nuts with sugar and press firmly into pie pan.
2. Pour your desired filling into the shell and proceed according to the directions for the pie.
3. Cream pie fillings, slightly cooled, or chiffon pie filling is best.