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On Wednesday, November 21, 2018 at 11:22:08 AM UTC-10, Terry Coombs wrote:
> On 11/21/2018 3:07 PM, GM wrote:
> > http://www.grubstreet.com/2018/11/pe...-the-best.html
> >
> > The Best Pie Is Pecan
> >
> > By Chris Crowley
> >
> > "Its Thanksgiving, a time to gather, eat too much, and argue with your
> > family about their controversial opinions. Its not always fun, but at
> > least there will be dessert, and on Thanksgiving, dessert means pie, and
> > at my house €” and hopefully yours €” it means pecan pie, which is the
> > best pie.
> >
> > The reasons are as clear as they are simple. The purpose of any pie, of
> > course, is to elevate its star ingredient. The best pies transform
> > otherwise fine ingredients into the best possible versions of
> > themselves. Cherry pie, for example, is great, and its better than raw
> > cherries. But raw cherries are also pretty good, so it doesnt take much
> > heavy lifting to make them better. Key limes, on the other hand, are
> > inedible, yet key lime pie is one of mankinds great achievements. That
> > brings us to pecans: one of the worst nuts. People will eat peanuts,
> > cashews, and almonds by the handful. Meanwhile, raw-pecan people are, if
> > were being generous, outliers, and probably best avoided. A pecan-pie
> > person, though? That is a person who knows whats up, because they know
> > what all pecan-pie people know: that the addition of vanilla, eggs,
> > brown sugar, a little bit of heat, and a buttery, flakey crust will turn
> > these frankly poor nuts into the only dessert thats worth eating after
> > an hours-long autumnal feast.
> >
> > Sure, there are other pies that people like to eat on Thanksgiving. If
> > there is such a thing as too wholesome, it is apple pie. Its
> > comforting, familiar, and incredibly boring. Apple pie is the Hallmark
> > movie of desserts. Its too basic to be exciting.
> >
> > Speaking of basic, the mere existence of €œpumpkin-spice latte season€�
> > should be enough to disqualify pumpkin pie from any best-pie discussion.
> > Pumpkin pie is also not a vehicle for pumpkin improvement. It is a
> > vehicle for cinnamon, nutmeg, and clove €” all fine spices, but hardly
> > things that are made better solely by their inclusion in a pie. If a pies
> > main flavors can be successfully reduced into a seasonal coffee gimmick,
> > theyd better work in a pie.
> >
> > Pecan pie is all about the pecan life. It does not require a scoop of
> > ice cream, or a dollop of whipped cream, or, God forbid, something like
> > a slice of cheddar (another knock against apple pie). Pecan pie is a pie
> > that stands on its own. It has the gooeyness of a candy bar, the crunchy
> > texture and warm flavor of toasted nuts, and that flaky, buttery crust.
> >
> > Having just laid out the ironclad argument for why pecan pie is
> > objectively the best pie, I will also confess that I have an admittedly
> > subjective soft-spot for pecan pie, because my mom, a talented baker,
> > has made it for Thanksgiving every year since I was in high school.
> > While everyone else gears up for the potatoes, or for the day afters
> > leftovers, I spend November looking forward to that pie, because I know
> > that no matter what else happens, it will be there and it wont let me
> > down €” and what more could you want from Thanksgiving?"
> >
> > </>
>
> My wife had to find a recipe* that doesn't use corn syrup since corn
> products disagree with her system and there's a pecan pie sittin' on the
> counter as I type , baked this morning . And 2 apple pies ... she likes
> to send one home with our bachelor son .
>
> * I can post that recipe if anyone's interested . It's every bit as good
> as any pecan pie I've ever had .
>
> --
> Snag
> Yes , I'm old
> and crochety - and armed .
> Get outta my woods !

I have made this pie. It makes a better pie if you're the type that would
prefer a pie that's less oozy and gooey. Let's face it, pecan pie was
invented by a guy that wanted to sell more corn syrup. As far as that goes,
that idea was a great success.

==

I haven't seen corn syrup. If I can't find it, I wonder if I could use maple
syrup or golden syrup?