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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
(2,229 posts)debm55
(25,352 posts)Harker
(14,034 posts)Whichever one is in front of me.
debm55
(25,352 posts)Harker
(14,034 posts)Straight up with a fork!
Harker
(14,034 posts)Right now I'm better off thinking about than eating it.
brush
(53,843 posts)Harker
(14,034 posts)lpbk2713
(42,766 posts)debm55
(25,352 posts)lynintenn
(649 posts)debm55
(25,352 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
(118,778 posts)debm55
(25,352 posts)zeusdogmom
(998 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
(25,352 posts)LoisB
(7,231 posts)likes it either. Thank you fellow mincemeat pie eater.
zeusdogmom
(998 posts)Hard to find a good jar of it around here - and Im waay to lazy to make it from scratch 😁
KT2000
(20,587 posts)I usually get the jars after Christmas when it has been marked down (a Kroger store).
Runningdawg
(4,522 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
(7,231 posts)I know, I know, no one likes mincemeat pie but I do.
debm55
(25,352 posts)Polly Hennessey
(6,804 posts)A little slice of heaven.
LoisB
(7,231 posts)debm55
(25,352 posts)dickthegrouch
(3,184 posts)LoisB
(7,231 posts)Chipper Chat
(9,687 posts)Lemon lemon lemon lemon lemon lemon lemon lemon lemon
debm55
(25,352 posts)k55f5r
(172 posts)2nd place is my mom's Rhubarb pie. No strawberries, just rhubarb - and vanilla ice cream on top.
debm55
(25,352 posts)Different Drummer
(7,642 posts)Very rich. Very decadent.
debm55
(25,352 posts)EverHopeful
(187 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
(25,352 posts)malthaussen
(17,216 posts)But not if it's made with that processed cherry pie filling.
-- Mal
debm55
(25,352 posts)Traildogbob
(8,797 posts)On this one, Blue Berry Pie, 100 percent.
debm55
(25,352 posts)beveeheart
(1,370 posts)Cherry pie is second.
debm55
(25,352 posts)FalloutShelter
(11,878 posts)debm55
(25,352 posts)Pucks mom
(19 posts)debm55
(25,352 posts)Pucks mom
(19 posts)debm55
(25,352 posts)rubbersole
(6,725 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
(25,352 posts)Aristus
(66,462 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
(25,352 posts)EverHopeful
(187 posts)Is that acceptable? My family likes it but we don't have anything to compare it to.
Aristus
(66,462 posts)Dulcinea
(6,661 posts)Coconut cream runs a close second!
debm55
(25,352 posts)Bayard
(22,149 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
(25,352 posts)Last edited Thu Mar 14, 2024, 04:57 PM - Edit history (1)
Duncanpup
(12,880 posts)debm55
(25,352 posts)Duncanpup
(12,880 posts)debm55
(25,352 posts)Polly Hennessey
(6,804 posts)Let me say, without hesitation, I love all pies, except chocolate. I like chocolate in moderation but too much is too much.
debm55
(25,352 posts)LisaM
(27,830 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
(25,352 posts)doc03
(35,364 posts)debm55
(25,352 posts)bucolic_frolic
(43,281 posts)debm55
(25,352 posts)Golden Raisin
(4,613 posts)Runners-up: Apple and Blueberry.
debm55
(25,352 posts)BOSSHOG
(37,099 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
(25,352 posts)BOSSHOG
(37,099 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
(115,836 posts)debm55
(25,352 posts)nuxvomica
(12,441 posts)But I will happily eat apple, cherry, boysenberry, mincemeat, Boston Creme, and key lime but not lemon meringue and certainly not pecan.
debm55
(25,352 posts)Emile
(22,906 posts)Emile
(22,906 posts)debm55
(25,352 posts)Mr.Bill
(24,319 posts)She also has a recipe for a walnut pie that uses a lot of Crown Royal.
debm55
(25,352 posts)beaglelover
(3,489 posts)Makes my teeth hurt just thinking about it!
debm55
(25,352 posts)happybird
(4,623 posts)Chocolate-Banana Cream for non-fruit (even though bananas are a fruit but you all know I mean lol)
debm55
(25,352 posts)3catwoman3
(24,041 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
(25,352 posts)elleng
(131,103 posts)debm55
(25,352 posts)elleng
(131,103 posts)was a great bakery where I grew up, tho!
Arne
(2,071 posts)Could we have a Cobbler Day?
You know,, in honor of all Cobblers.
debm55
(25,352 posts)Think. Again.
(8,392 posts)debm55
(25,352 posts)Permanut
(5,637 posts)She's been gone since 2004, but I have the recipe!
and it really should be eaten at 1:59.
debm55
(25,352 posts)Lunabell
(6,105 posts)I'm not a big sweets person.
debm55
(25,352 posts)Lunabell
(6,105 posts)I mostly am, but there are some on DU who don't think that to be true, lol.
Ohio Joe
(21,761 posts)Crispy bacon, artichoke hearts and minced garlic New York thin crust
debm55
(25,352 posts)CanonRay
(14,113 posts)with Banana Cream a close second.
debm55
(25,352 posts)CrispyQ
(36,509 posts)Marie Calendar makes one too, but my cat prefers Edwards.
gibraltar72
(7,511 posts)debm55
(25,352 posts)pandr32
(11,611 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
(25,352 posts)SallyHemmings
(1,822 posts)debm55
(25,352 posts)LetMyPeopleVote
(145,554 posts)debm55
(25,352 posts)LetMyPeopleVote
(145,554 posts)debm55
(25,352 posts)Chainfire
(17,636 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
(25,352 posts)johnnyfins
(829 posts)A damn good cup of black coffee. Thx David Lynch.
debm55
(25,352 posts)Joinfortmill
(14,456 posts)debm55
(25,352 posts)brush
(53,843 posts)debm55
(25,352 posts)samnsara
(17,635 posts)debm55
(25,352 posts)enjoy.
Thunderbeast
(3,419 posts)debm55
(25,352 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
(25,352 posts)kimbutgar
(21,188 posts)debm55
(25,352 posts)arkielib
(120 posts)Also known as Kentucky Derby pie
debm55
(25,352 posts)ailsagirl
(22,899 posts)Chess pie
Lemon meringue pie
Peach pie
Apple pie
😋
debm55
(25,352 posts)TomSlick
(11,109 posts)Just like my grandmother made.
debm55
(25,352 posts)TomSlick
(11,109 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
(4,522 posts)debm55
(25,352 posts)JoseBalow
(2,455 posts)debm55
(25,352 posts)JoseBalow
(2,455 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
(25,352 posts)Celerity
(43,497 posts)debm55
(25,352 posts)Thank you also for sharing with us.
Celerity
(43,497 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
(25,352 posts)Celerity
(43,497 posts)debm55
(25,352 posts)WestMichRad
(1,338 posts)Not choosy!
debm55
(25,352 posts)electric_blue68
(14,933 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
(25,352 posts)ificandream
(9,387 posts)French apple and blueberry are runners up. But I've always loved lemon meringue the most.
debm55
(25,352 posts)Deep State Witch
(10,457 posts)But Key Lime is good, too.