Sunglow Motel-Cafe Pickle Pie
The Sunglow Motel-Cafe in Bicknell, Utah serves the unique pickle pie, developed by Cula Ekker. This is their recipe, as it appeared in a Salt Lake Tribune article that is framed and hangs on the cafe's wall.
Ingredients
- 5 eggs
- 2 cups white granulated sugar
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp nutmeg
- 1 tsp lemon extract
- 2 tbsp cornstarch
- 1 cup + 2 tbsp light cream
- ⅛ cup margarine, melted
- 12 oz sweet pickles, drained and ground
- 2 unbaked 9-inch pie shells
Ingredients for 12 servings (1.7 kg) · the original recipe
Method
- 1
Beat eggs and sugar until lemon-colored and thick; beat in cinnamon, nutmeg, lemon extract, cornstarch, cream and margarine.
- 2
Stir ground sweet pickles into mixture.
- 3
Pour pickle mixture into unbaked pie shells.
- 4
Bake at 350°F for 1–1.25 hours, until a knife inserted in center comes out clean.
Oven
Recipe from Wikibooks Cookbook, written by Wikibooks contributors. Used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; the ingredient list and method on this page are taken from that page and edited (its notes, tips and variations are not reproduced), and are available under the same licence. The macros, equipment tags and scaling are Ma Kitchen’s own and are not the source’s figures. Ma Kitchen is not affiliated with or endorsed by Wikibooks Cookbook. Copied on 2026-11-12.
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