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Default Problem with my apple pie

On Thu 25 May 2006 08:03:07a, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Ophelia?

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> "Wayne Boatwright" <wayneboatwright_at_gmail.com> wrote in message
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>> I agree. My grandmother, in fact, maintained that apple pie really
>> required no spices, just a bit of butter and sugar, and no thickeners.

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> That is the way I make mine as did my grandmother before me


It seems today that people feel the need to cram as much "mega flavor" into a
dish as they possibly can, to the point that the essence of the dish is lost.
I'm guilty of this occasionally, but I really like simple pure flavors the
best.

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Wayne Boatwright @¿@¬
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