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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsWhat is your favorite type of pie in honor of Pi Day, Mine is Key Lime Pie
nocoincidences
(2,234 posts)debm55
(25,606 posts)Harker
(14,061 posts)Whichever one is in front of me.
debm55
(25,606 posts)Harker
(14,061 posts)Straight up with a fork!
Harker
(14,061 posts)Right now I'm better off thinking about than eating it.
brush
(53,925 posts)Harker
(14,061 posts)lpbk2713
(42,769 posts)debm55
(25,606 posts)lynintenn
(653 posts)debm55
(25,606 posts)I like the ooey gooey sweetness. I have to bake several for family gatherings because people go insane for it. I also make buttermilk pecan for those too wimpy to stand up.to pure sugar.
applegrove
(118,851 posts)debm55
(25,606 posts)zeusdogmom
(999 posts)But I would have to eat it all by myself because no one around me likes it. Their loss
😄
If I am taking others into consideration it would have to be apple - homemade and thin crust with 3-4 different kinds of apples in the filling.
debm55
(25,606 posts)LoisB
(7,239 posts)likes it either. Thank you fellow mincemeat pie eater.
zeusdogmom
(999 posts)Hard to find a good jar of it around here - and Im waay to lazy to make it from scratch 😁
KT2000
(20,594 posts)I usually get the jars after Christmas when it has been marked down (a Kroger store).
Runningdawg
(4,526 posts)Dad was a butcher who took orders every holiday season and made a ton of it over the years, I still make it.
LoisB
(7,239 posts)I know, I know, no one likes mincemeat pie but I do.
debm55
(25,606 posts)Polly Hennessey
(6,812 posts)A little slice of heaven.
LoisB
(7,239 posts)debm55
(25,606 posts)dickthegrouch
(3,184 posts)LoisB
(7,239 posts)Chipper Chat
(9,698 posts)Lemon lemon lemon lemon lemon lemon lemon lemon lemon
debm55
(25,606 posts)k55f5r
(182 posts)2nd place is my mom's Rhubarb pie. No strawberries, just rhubarb - and vanilla ice cream on top.
debm55
(25,606 posts)Different Drummer
(7,656 posts)Very rich. Very decadent.
debm55
(25,606 posts)EverHopeful
(188 posts)Without even knowing this existed??? I know what my next effort at pie making is going to be. Thank you.
SamKnause
(13,110 posts)Hot apple pie with vanilla ice cream.
debm55
(25,606 posts)malthaussen
(17,219 posts)But not if it's made with that processed cherry pie filling.
-- Mal
debm55
(25,606 posts)Traildogbob
(8,844 posts)On this one, Blue Berry Pie, 100 percent.
debm55
(25,606 posts)beveeheart
(1,373 posts)Cherry pie is second.
debm55
(25,606 posts)FalloutShelter
(11,887 posts)debm55
(25,606 posts)Pucks mom
(19 posts)debm55
(25,606 posts)Pucks mom
(19 posts)debm55
(25,606 posts)rubbersole
(6,741 posts)..that comes out of our gourmet kitchen. (Kinda a tie with her guacamole.) Our local Publix occasionally has mango key lime pie. Second best $10 I've ever spent.
debm55
(25,606 posts)Aristus
(66,481 posts)The real thing is so hard to get, though. Key limes are yellow, not green. Any time someone serves Key lime pie with green lime slices, I'm grateful for the effort, and it usually tastes tangy and lovely. But it's just not the same.
debm55
(25,606 posts)EverHopeful
(188 posts)Is that acceptable? My family likes it but we don't have anything to compare it to.
Aristus
(66,481 posts)Dulcinea
(6,672 posts)Coconut cream runs a close second!
debm55
(25,606 posts)Bayard
(22,184 posts)I'd have to say my #2 is Key Lime, but #1 is Derby Pie of course! I prefer to make mine with pecans instead of walnuts.
I made a really easy pie the other night--Pineapple Coconut. Scrumptious!
debm55
(25,606 posts)Last edited Thu Mar 14, 2024, 04:57 PM - Edit history (1)
Duncanpup
(12,926 posts)debm55
(25,606 posts)Duncanpup
(12,926 posts)debm55
(25,606 posts)Polly Hennessey
(6,812 posts)Let me say, without hesitation, I love all pies, except chocolate. I like chocolate in moderation but too much is too much.
debm55
(25,606 posts)LisaM
(27,846 posts)But I don't totally believe in favorites, so cherry, blueberry, lemon meringue, and pumpkin chiffon get to come to the party, along with chicken pot pie and Cornish pasties.
"Apple pie without the cheese is like a kiss without a squeeze". (In our family, we serve it with a slice of super sharp Cheddar on the side).
debm55
(25,606 posts)doc03
(35,394 posts)debm55
(25,606 posts)bucolic_frolic
(43,376 posts)debm55
(25,606 posts)Golden Raisin
(4,614 posts)Runners-up: Apple and Blueberry.
debm55
(25,606 posts)BOSSHOG
(37,125 posts)Is my favorite by a long shot. There is an Amish Lady living in the next county who makes awesome everything but her SR Pie is the best.
debm55
(25,606 posts)BOSSHOG
(37,125 posts)A little tart, just a little sweet and a nice combination of the two main ingredients. A dollop of ice cream makes a nice mix.
Ocelot II
(115,909 posts)debm55
(25,606 posts)nuxvomica
(12,453 posts)But I will happily eat apple, cherry, boysenberry, mincemeat, Boston Creme, and key lime but not lemon meringue and certainly not pecan.
debm55
(25,606 posts)Emile
(23,040 posts)Emile
(23,040 posts)debm55
(25,606 posts)Mr.Bill
(24,338 posts)She also has a recipe for a walnut pie that uses a lot of Crown Royal.
debm55
(25,606 posts)beaglelover
(3,496 posts)Makes my teeth hurt just thinking about it!
debm55
(25,606 posts)happybird
(4,645 posts)Chocolate-Banana Cream for non-fruit (even though bananas are a fruit but you all know I mean lol)
debm55
(25,606 posts)3catwoman3
(24,076 posts)Blueberry, cherry, peach, and peach combinations - peach/blueberry and peach/raspberry. And strawberry rhubarb. And key lime.
From Baker's Square - chocolate French silk, lemon supreme, and triple berry.
debm55
(25,606 posts)elleng
(131,227 posts)debm55
(25,606 posts)elleng
(131,227 posts)was a great bakery where I grew up, tho!
Arne
(2,117 posts)Could we have a Cobbler Day?
You know,, in honor of all Cobblers.
debm55
(25,606 posts)Think. Again.
(8,552 posts)debm55
(25,606 posts)Permanut
(5,666 posts)She's been gone since 2004, but I have the recipe!
and it really should be eaten at 1:59.
debm55
(25,606 posts)Lunabell
(6,128 posts)I'm not a big sweets person.
debm55
(25,606 posts)Lunabell
(6,128 posts)I mostly am, but there are some on DU who don't think that to be true, lol.
Ohio Joe
(21,769 posts)Crispy bacon, artichoke hearts and minced garlic New York thin crust
debm55
(25,606 posts)CanonRay
(14,121 posts)with Banana Cream a close second.
debm55
(25,606 posts)CrispyQ
(36,543 posts)Marie Calendar makes one too, but my cat prefers Edwards.
gibraltar72
(7,513 posts)debm55
(25,606 posts)pandr32
(11,635 posts)Any kind, as long as there is more fruit than thickened juice. Chunks--big chunks!
But...having said that, I make a pineapple meringue pie to die for. I smooth out the fruit, but there are little bits. It is like crushed pineapple bits amidst silky smooth curd. I do the same with tangerine.
I never use canned fruit.
debm55
(25,606 posts)SallyHemmings
(1,823 posts)debm55
(25,606 posts)LetMyPeopleVote
(145,701 posts)debm55
(25,606 posts)LetMyPeopleVote
(145,701 posts)debm55
(25,606 posts)Chainfire
(17,668 posts)I spend several years in Miami, in the mid 90s, and between Miami and Homestead there was a Key Lime pie shop, it may have been in the Goulds community; it was all the baker did. The shop was open when he had pies and closed when he sold out. It was in a rather "rough" area, crimewise, but it was worth the risk to stop. Everytime I drove by the place I looked for the sign and if he was open, the family got a treat that night.
In that same general area was where Strawberries were grown. There was a Minnonite family that owned one of the farms, and they had a roadside stand where you could buy fresh, ripe berries, Strawberry milkshakes; the food was so gooooood! You just don't buy vine ripened berries at the grocery store and the difference in quality is amazing. I felt like I won a trifecta when I got a pie and a milkshake and a basket of berries on the same day. I gained a lot of weight in Miami.
debm55
(25,606 posts)johnnyfins
(859 posts)A damn good cup of black coffee. Thx David Lynch.
debm55
(25,606 posts)Joinfortmill
(14,486 posts)debm55
(25,606 posts)brush
(53,925 posts)debm55
(25,606 posts)samnsara
(17,650 posts)debm55
(25,606 posts)enjoy.
Thunderbeast
(3,425 posts)debm55
(25,606 posts)pies, shakes. etc. You can also pick your own. Enjoy your strawberry pie.
QED
(2,749 posts)I had all the ingredients so I didn't need to go to the store.
debm55
(25,606 posts)kimbutgar
(21,226 posts)debm55
(25,606 posts)arkielib
(123 posts)Also known as Kentucky Derby pie
debm55
(25,606 posts)ailsagirl
(22,899 posts)Chess pie
Lemon meringue pie
Peach pie
Apple pie
😋
debm55
(25,606 posts)TomSlick
(11,118 posts)Just like my grandmother made.
debm55
(25,606 posts)TomSlick
(11,118 posts)Patti LaBelle makes a buttermilk pie that reminds me of Grandma's but doesn't match my childhood memory. In fairness, nothing could.
Runningdawg
(4,526 posts)debm55
(25,606 posts)JoseBalow
(2,528 posts)debm55
(25,606 posts)JoseBalow
(2,528 posts)instead of Month/Day/Year like we do.
So instead of 3/14 being March 14th, it would need to be 31/4 being April 31st. But since April only has 30 days, April 31st would fall on May 1st...
Banana Cream Pies of the World, Unite!
debm55
(25,606 posts)Celerity
(43,613 posts)debm55
(25,606 posts)Thank you also for sharing with us.
Celerity
(43,613 posts)bit sad about this:
After over 100 years, this iconic London pie and mash shop is closing for good
Traditional south London diner M Manzes opened in 1914
https://www.timeout.com/london/news/after-100-years-this-iconic-london-pie-and-mash-shop-is-closing-for-good-011624
Another classic pie and mash shop bites the dust. The Deptford branch of the M Manzes chain will be closing its doors for good in March 2025, as owner George Mascall announces his retirement. Other recent pie and mash closures include Walthamstows L Manzes, while Islingtons M Manzes closed in 2017. Two London branches of M Manzes remain; Peckham and Tower Bridge Road as well as an outpost in Sutton.
The Tower Bridge Road branch is the oldest eel and pie shop in London, originally opened by pie shop pro Robert Cooke in 1891 and taken over by his son-in-law Michele Manze in 1902. It was the first 14 stores to bear the Manzes name, most of which are now closed. The Manze family originally hailed from Ravello on the Amalfi coast in southern Italy.
Maybe the next owner will keep it as a pie and mash shop but I certainly wont be involved, George Mascall told Southwark News. A lot of customers will be upset and they reckon theyll have a tear in my eye when the shutters go down... Im certainly looking forward to retirement.
At the end of last year the Deptford store was granted Grade II listed status by Historic England, with its tiled interior, wooden benches, and terrazzo flooring praised for being a rare and well-preserved eel, pie and mash shop of the early C20, representing a distinct vernacular cuisine that formed a staple of working-class life in London.
snip
https://www.timeout.com/london/restaurants/londons-best-pie-and-mash-shops
debm55
(25,606 posts)Celerity
(43,613 posts)debm55
(25,606 posts)WestMichRad
(1,340 posts)Not choosy!
debm55
(25,606 posts)electric_blue68
(14,967 posts)* idk whether this (late ?'80s) then small NYC pie company was the first to make this.
It was kind of thing that impressed this chocolate lover
I was excited to try key lime pie; a bunch of us were ordering pie slices. But I found it too strong.
debm55
(25,606 posts)ificandream
(9,408 posts)French apple and blueberry are runners up. But I've always loved lemon meringue the most.
debm55
(25,606 posts)Deep State Witch
(10,470 posts)But Key Lime is good, too.