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Default Do I need to refrigerate pies?

On 24 Nov 2005 05:54:30 +0100, Wayne Boatwright
> wrote:

>On Wed 23 Nov 2005 09:27:44p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Damsel in
>dis Dress?
>
>> I'm making my apple pie for the first time with a crumb topping. Would
>> that be better made the same day as the dinner, to avoid having a
>> soggy top? Also, it has sour cream in it. Would that require
>> refrigeration?

>
>No, not necessary, Carol. Don't listen to what anyone else tells you.
>Your sour cream apple filling will not spoil overnight, nor will the crumb
>top become soggy. Refrigeration will ruin the texture of a crumb top pie.
>I make them frequently and never refrigerate.


Thank you, Wayne.

>Soggy crust? Urp! A proper pie crust should be flaky and tender, but
>never soggy.


We're talking folded and refrigerated crusts here. They usually turn
out well for me.

Carol
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