On Thursday, November 22, 2018 at 1:42:10 PM UTC-5, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2018-11-22 6:41 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> > On Wednesday, November 21, 2018 at 4:07:51 PM UTC-5, GM wrote:
> >> http://www.grubstreet.com/2018/11/pe...-the-best.html
> >>
> >> The Best Pie Is Pecan
> >
> > Perhaps. I find it awfully sweet.
> >
> > For me, the best pie is tart cherry pie, with cheesecake running a very
> > close second. If it's my husband's cheesecake, it might be first.
> >
>
> Yep. Sour cherry is at the top of the list with peach and rhubarb
> fighting for second place.

For me, I think it's that fruit pies have a little tartness to balance
out the sweetness. The unrelieved sweetness of pecan pie is a little
much for me. Even chocolate cream pie benefits from the slight bitterness
of the chocolate countervailing the sugar.

Cindy Hamilton