Finally, this is the last in the series of pie recipes, all of which sound very American in origin! I’ve written here about the possible source of this influence on my grandmother.
You might want to compare this with the Pineapple Pie/Tart recipe I posted earlier. Read more about the history of the pineapple and its connection with colonial Malaya in that post too.
In addition to canned pineapple, another commercial, packaged product used in this recipe is Carnation Evaporated Milk. I wrote about processed milk earlier here.
Your grandmother’s Pineapple Pie Filling is almost identical to that of my nanna’s with the exception that we use Lemon jelly in place of the gelatine. Absolutely delicious, we have the Pineapple Pie and also a Cherry Pie for Christmas.
Thanks for your comment, Robyn. It’s always wonderful to hear how similar my grandmother’s recipes are to family recipes from different parts of the world!