Melondy wrote:
> Blinky the Shark wrote:

>> I was *just* exchanging posts in another group with someone who lives in
>> that area, and who trades at this Naples shop:
>>
>> http://www.sweetiepies.com/
>>
>> They not only offer grape and other pies:
>>
>> http://tinyurl.com/2z9vaa
>>
>> ...they also sell their fillings;
>>
>> http://tinyurl.com/2kj7kc
>
> I've been there! Eaten there, too! Great pie. Bought the filling once

It's funny how this got started -- me asking in another group why nobody
makes grape pies. I've been so sheltered.

It probably doesn't help that I live he

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> but just couldn't pay the price every time I got a craving so learned to
> make my own. Around where I live the fillings sell for $15 but of course
> no shipping involved.

I might try their filling once, since it seems to have your approval.

> So, if you don't want to fuss with the grapes too much, just follow the
> recipe but don't add the water/cornstarch mixture. Just add tapioca with

I like the idea so far. But there's not much juice (considering what
we're leaving out). That's okay?

> the sugar, added to the warm mixture. Be sure to boil it awhile. I bet
> it will taste more concentrated without the water. At the very least it
> should be added grape juice and not water.

Thanks for that idea. I hadn't considered any tweakage past juggling
the cornstarch-water ratio. I'm not used to working with tapioca -- can
you ballpark from the amounts of the other ingredients (grapes and sugar, I
mean) how much to try as a starting point?


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