The NEXT Great Debate

[chickwhorips]

Eat It! Eat It! :d :d :d

your always making good stuff. the next time i'm going to bake something i'm coming to you for a recipe!!!

[uk elephant]

I say eat a piece now for quality control

[DebW]

Since we need and respect diversity in this forum, I say wait. Pies have a much more esthetic quality uncut.

[Bad JuJu]

I say eat a piece now for quality control

That's absolutely right--you wouldn't want to serve substandard pie--better do a taste test. Mmmmmmmm.

[Blueberry]

Ohhh...tough call....I'm in the camp for wait to share with your sweetie (but then I'm strange - I always enjoy food more when I'm sharing with others)....

Now the important question - do you have a favorite recipe? (your cookie recipes were knock your socks off good!)

[chickwhorips]

but if you serve thom a piece of the pie and he never sees the whole pie, he won't know you had a piece.

[Blueberry]

but if you serve thom a piece of the pie and he never sees the whole pie, he won't know you had a piece.

Hmmm....good point.

But there's an obvious solution to the entire problem: Make a second pie

[Wahine]

but if you serve thom a piece of the pie and he never sees the whole pie, he won't know you had a piece.

Not only that, you could have your peice for quality control purposes of course. Then lovingly plate a large peice complete with acoutrement - whip cream, cheddar cheese, ice cream - thereby preserving the presentation, possibly even bettering the presentation of a whole pie.

Now next question - who here thinks it's just wrong to eat cheddar cheese with apple pie?

[Bluetree]

HOW DARE YOU!!!!

Pies have feelings, too. Imagine if you were a pie, lovingly crafted and baked to perfection, a symbol of Americana, smelling sweetly, innocent, waiting to be partaken upon by the hard-working and faithful Thom...

Then you find yourself unceremoniously stabbed by a stainless steel knife... carved up into neat slices... pieces of you torn apart...
goopy apple sauce dripping down fingers...
sweet apple chunks slowly... falling... onto... the... plate....

Oh heck... I'll help you eat it

[rocknrollgirl]

Oh Alaska...I like your devilish nature!!! If he does not see the whole pie, he will never know...Evil genius!!!!

EAT THE PIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Veronica]

This is a freakin' huge pie. My pie dish is ten inches across and the apples top out about five inches above the dish.

It's actually a rather ugly pie today. The top crust broke as I was putting it on. Actually all my apple pies end up being ugly. I'm crust challenged. But they taste pretty good. It's breakfast food here.

It's a pretty standard recipe. The crust has a tablespoon of vinegar added to it. It helps keep it from getting tough as you roll it out.

I add a third of a cup of Scotch to the apples as I put them in along with a sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg mixture.

V.

[margo49]

I add a third of a cup of Scotch to the apples as I put them in along with a sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg mixture.

V.

Do you test the Scotch?
How much nutmeg? (Anything < 1/2 a nut is a waste of hallucinogen)

Both these ingredients are only "effective" un-baked of course!

[Deanna]

This is a freakin' huge pie. My pie dish is ten inches across and the apples top out about five inches above the dish.

It's actually a rather ugly pie today. The top crust broke as I was putting it on. Actually all my apple pies end up being ugly. I'm crust challenged. But they taste pretty good. It's breakfast food here.


V.

Well, if the pie is ugly, it might feel better if you showed your love by having a piece. It might develop issues if left to stew in its own juices, waiting to be admired by a man. As it's creator, I think its your responsibility to make it feel good about itself.