I just tried a pie made at the local sandwich shop. The call themselves a
sandwich shop but they are more of a bakery with a limited selection. They
usually have only 2-3 types of cookies, butter tarts, date square and
pies. They sell their pies for $5.99 and they are delicious. The fresh
cherry pies are $6.99, a little more than the other varieties. The pastry
was very good and the filling was delicious. For that price, it's hardly
working the work to do it myself, and since sour cherries come out when it
is stifling hot outside it isn't worth heating up the house.

On Fri, 13 Jul 2007 21:19:44 -0400, Dave Smith
wrote:

I just tried a pie made at the local sandwich shop. The call themselves a
sandwich shop but they are more of a bakery with a limited selection. They
usually have only 2-3 types of cookies, butter tarts, date square and
pies. They sell their pies for $5.99 and they are delicious. The fresh
cherry pies are $6.99, a little more than the other varieties. The pastry
was very good and the filling was delicious. For that price, it's hardly
working the work to do it myself, and since sour cherries come out when it
is stifling hot outside it isn't worth heating up the house.


There is nothing wrong with taking advantage of a well-priced, well
made delight, but that doesn't mean you have to give up your own
kitchen talents. If they are good at particular pies, buy those, but
continue to make those that the place does not carry and that you
still enjoy.

I bake over most of our bread, but that doesn't mean I won't buy some
wonderful rolls or loaves from a bakery when I see them.

Boron