Wayne Boatwright wrote:
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>> BTW........ I tried out my new rolling pin that I got from Mrs. Claus
>> for Christmas. It is quite long and slightly tapered toward both ends. I
>> impressed myself. I had enough leftover (lard) pie pastry from Christmas
>> Eve that I was able to roll out for a pie shell to be blind baked. I
>> was afraid that it might be a little skimpy, having already made a
>> double crust meat pie with the rest of it. I had no trouble rolling it
>> out to a near perfect circle to fit a pie pan and barely enough left
>> over to trim.
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> Isn't that a French style rolling pin? I've thought I might buy one, but I
> have an extra long traditional style pin made of birdseye maple that I
> inherited from my mother. I probably don't need another one.

Son of a gun.... there is a name for it. Yes, it does appear to be a
French style rolling pin. This one is 18"long, 2" in diameter at the
middle and 1-1/2" at the ends. At first I thought it was kind of a
useless gift since I already had my MiL's old wooden rolling pin and was
perfectly happy with it. I am not sure that I would bother to replace a
serviceable rolling pin with one of these, but if someone needs one I
would recommend it. I was very happy with it when I used it.