1 cup water
1 cup white sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup salted butter
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
Fill half of a pie shallowly with water, leaving 1/2 inch at the top. Butter a 7 inch pie dish.
In a heat-proof bowl, combine sugar, salt and butter. Stir until smooth and pour mixture over water in pie dish. Drop by heaping spoonfuls onto prepared pan.
Bake in preheated oven for 7 to 8 minutes. Reduce temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) and bake an additional 30 minutes. Makes four 13 inch pan pies.