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> "Mordechai Housman" > wrote in message
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>>> Mordechai Housman wrote:
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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!
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> 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

I mentioned that at this point I'm using frozen pie crusts I bought in
the store. I'm not up to making my own just yet. Maybe in a month or so,
after I've tried a some variety in my pies, and I have some success
under my belt (literally, I'm afraid).

But some people posted some pie crust recipes, which I will probably
take a much closer look at in a few weeks, I hope.

Mordechai