TKO
Veteran Member
My Granny was a Southern woman, and she had a special pie she called "high ball pie." My uncle would occasionally bring her "high balls"—whenever he could find them—just to coax her into making his favorite dessert. Even back then they were hard to find in the North.
Years later, I went searching for these "high balls" but came up empty. It wasn’t until then that I realized they were essentially coconut bonbons. Granny made her pie with these pastel-colored candies—maybe coconut, maybe with a marshmallow filling inside. I can still picture those Easter egg hues mixed into the pie. Has anyone else from the South heard of something like this? I’d love to know if it was a regional treat or just a family oddity!
Years later, I went searching for these "high balls" but came up empty. It wasn’t until then that I realized they were essentially coconut bonbons. Granny made her pie with these pastel-colored candies—maybe coconut, maybe with a marshmallow filling inside. I can still picture those Easter egg hues mixed into the pie. Has anyone else from the South heard of something like this? I’d love to know if it was a regional treat or just a family oddity!