On 9/20/2015 11:39 AM, notbob wrote:

> Mrs Smith pies usta be pretty darned good. MS makes resto grade pies
> that usta be great. Some even filtered down to sprmkt shelves.
>
> I think the MS premium deep-dish apple pie was a resto grade pie.
> That was about 15 yrs ago. The last time I bought one, it was not so
> good. That's when I started making my own.

My former bil had a Mrs. Smith's route. I'm pretty sure delivering
pies at 4am wasn't his major in college, but he did well when he
sold the route three years later.

He delivered pies to all kinds of restaurants, some that rather
surprised me.

The coconut custard pie was pretty darned good.

> My next effort will be a bourbon pecan pie made with a pte brisée
> crust in a spring form pan. See my ChefSteps thread.

I'd kill for a piece of that.

nancy