Marty wrote:

> So if you wanted another topping for lemon pie other than meringue, with
> some flavor beyond plain whipped cream, what would you use? I've used
> white chocolate on key lime pie (key lime in name only) but I don't see
> that matching up as well with lemon flavor. Pastry cream? Cream cheese in
> the whipped cream? Something else I haven't thought of?

Blueberries, raspberries, boysenberries, or candied violets. Or add Creme
Yvette (or creme de violet[1] if you can find it) or blueberry-infused vodka
to the whipped cream.

Actually, though, white chocolate and lemon go together pretty well.


> I've been using caramel iced shortbread cookies for the crust on these
> lime pies with great success and expect it to work well with lemon too. I
> just crush them up and add just enough butter to make them stick together,
> then line the pan without too much pressure on the crust.

Try gingersnaps in the crust.

Bob
[1] This would correctly be spelled "violette", but the actual product I was
able to find was this:
<www.bevmo.com/Shop/ProductDetail.aspx?ProductID=34710>, and that's the
spelling they use.]