"Mordechai Housman" > wrote in message
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> "Old Mother Ashby" > wrote in message
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>> Mordechai Housman wrote:
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>>>> Mordechai Housman wrote:
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>>>>>> "Mordechai Housman" > wrote in message
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>>>>>>> When I go for a tart pie, should I eliminate the sugar entirely? Or
>>>>>>> is that a bad idea?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Why not experiment? If it is too tart then you only need to sprinkle
>>>>>> sugar on it when you want to eat it
>>>>>
>>>>> True.
>>>>>
>>>> For goodness sake Mordechai, why don't you just get on with it? Stop
>>>> agonising, decide on a recipe and give it a go. You will have realised
>>>> by now that there are hundreds of variations on basic apple pie, and in
>>>> the end it's all a matter of personal taste. If you don't like
>>>> cinnamon, leave it out. If you like a soggy bottom, fine. If you don't
>>>> have any cornstarch in the house, don't buy some specially, use flour.
>>>>
>>>> If you don't like what comes out of the oven, analyse the result - too
>>>> sweet, not sweet enough, too much liquid, not enough - and adjust your
>>>> next attempt. That's what all experienced cooks do. That's why there
>>>> are so many recipes for apple pie.
>>>>
>>>> Cut to the chase, man.
>>>
>>> Good point. At any rate, I have already made the pie, and it was pretty
>>> good. I posted about it in one of the threads of this subject.
>>>
>>> Mordechai
>>>
>> Good on you! I read your post and it sounds as though you've made a
>> promising start. It'll just get better and better, trust me!
>>
>> Christine
>
> Thank you VERY much for that encouragement! It's nice to hear a kind and
> hopeful word.
>
> I will admit, though, that probably the greatest encouragement I had was
> the way the pie came out!
Did I miss it, or was there a discussion about your pie crust; the one you
used for this pie? I'm interested in your crust,too.
I never made a good crust until I recently made a good one, which I probably
discussed ad infinitum here on this ng.
Dee Dee