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10 March 2007
I like pie? discuss→[More:]there is something amiss.
Strawberry Rhubarb and Key Lime please, with the right actual Key Lime. I guess I could be convinced to have a tiny sliver of pecan pie if there is maybe a dollop of whipped cream. A nice strong cup of coffee and a wee dram of brandy, just by way of being sociable.
Anyway I said I would stay in IRC until my wireless booted me, which just happened. It's a shame, because I wasn't nearly done hitting on BP or AH. Tragic.
1. Pecan: (Queen of Pies).
2. Pumpkin.
3. Lemon Chess.
4. Apple.
5. Coconut Cream.
6. Raspberry.
7. Strawberry Rhubarb.
8. Key Lime.
9. Peach.
10. Sweet Potato
11. Blueberry.
12. Cherry (this has to come last, because it's often so bad, filled with processed corn-syrup pink filling).
I leave out of my consideration the savory pies, including all pizzas; all folded stuffed pies such as empanadas, samosas, and pasties; all quiches and frittatas; and all pot pies, shepherd's pies, and other crust + filling creations.
Pies are found across most cultures, wherever diets provided grain that could stand up to flour pastry-making. They evolved as a means of preserving the contents: by wrapping the contents in a durable pastry shell, cooks prevented much air from reaching the more perishable foods inside, extending the edible lifetime of the food. Here in New England, it was typical for a middling household in the colonial era to make between 75 and 100 pies in November. The pies were then stored in an upstairs chamber, near an outer wall, where temperatures stayed between 20 and 40 most of the winter. The pies froze gently, and could be brought down and thawed at the kitchen hearth or in a bake-oven. Heat-n-eat convenience food!