In article >,
"Giusi" > wrote:

> "Peter-Lucas" ha scritto nel messaggio > "Pandora"
> >
> >> You have speak of this pie and I thinck I would like it very much
> >> because I like lemon and I like meringue. Have you got a good recipe
> >> and a pic of it? TIA
> >
> >
> >
> > Pandora, this one is *fantastic*.
> > Very simple recipe, no weird ingredients, and very easy to make.

Sorry, Peter. The reviews below the recipe are not all good. At least
one person tossed it without eating. Another salvaged some of it.
Others said they would never use this recipe again. I've never made a
lemon meringue pie, I don't think I've even made *any* pie (my wife is
the baker), but I'm not sure this is a good recipe for the first time.

> This may very well be a lovely pie, but it is not what I meant when I called
> it my favorite. It's way more elaborate and not at all the homey favorite I
> love. Plus, it has a sweet crust, which to me removes the magic.

> Caster sugar does not exist

It's quite common, but not in the US, and I guess not in Italy. I
usually see it as "castor sugar", sometimes called "superfine". I think
it is English. The referenced site is Australian, so that makes sense:

http://www.recipezaar.com/library/getentry.zsp?id=139

--
Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA

Dan Abel > wrote in
:

> In article >,
> "Giusi" > wrote:
>
>> "Peter-Lucas" ha scritto nel messaggio > "Pandora"
>> >
>> >> You have speak of this pie and I thinck I would like it very much
>> >> because I like lemon and I like meringue. Have you got a good recipe
>> >> and a pic of it? TIA
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Pandora, this one is *fantastic*.
>> > Very simple recipe, no weird ingredients, and very easy to make.
>
> Sorry, Peter. The reviews below the recipe are not all good. At least
> one person tossed it without eating. Another salvaged some of it.
> Others said they would never use this recipe again.


3 bad reviews out of 11 and you'll never make it because of that???!!!

Someone is *always* going to complain....even when something tastes good.

Look at their comments.......

"This took almost twice as long to cook, and 10 degrees hotter too. This
was VERY time consuming, and not worth the time OR ingredients. The end
product looked nothing like the photo. The whole thing ended up getting
discarded, and i am thoroughly disappointed in the end result, andwill NOT
make this again. As for the mess factor, i am absolutely appalled! I had
to do 2 lots of dishes, not to mention the numerous wipe-downs of the
bench - im not even a messy cook!"


This tells me several things. The idiots oven is stuffed, the idiot wants
a LM pie *now* and can't wait for it, the idiot is dissapointed hers
didn't look like the picture, the idiot doesn't know how to organise
itself in the kitchen, hence the "*2* lots of dishes and numerous wipe
downs"!!


and........

"Unfortunately the center wasn't properly set after 40 minutes of baking.
It had a skin so I hoped that would be enough, but after an hour of
sitting in the fridge it hadn't set any further. I continued with the
recipe regardless, but when I cut up the cake liquid spread everywhere!
The parts of the custard that had set tasted lovely, and the individual
serves looked fine, but having so much spill into the bottom of the pan
was disappointing"

Once again, oven and fridge temps are stuffed. Anyone with half a brain
would be able to tell if something is set, or not.

But apart from that, it looked lovely and tasted fine!!!!


and...

"I would not use this recipe ever again. The base needed liquid (milk or
water) to keep it together. It crumbled and never stuck which did not
allow me to complete it. I had to throw it out. However on the plus side
when I tasted the base mixture it was nice, and the filling seemed nice
too, however that also was thrown out. After taking litterally half a day
to attempt this I gave up!!"

What can I say!! "It tasted nice, but I threw it out"!!

What a frikken moron!! It can't cook, is all.


And every other comment said it was tasty, easy, and all you needed was
some time management.


Like I said, some morons are *always* going to complain.... even if it's
about their own stupidity.



> I've never made a
> lemon meringue pie, I don't think I've even made *any* pie (my wife is
> the baker), but I'm not sure this is a good recipe for the first time.


You could always go to the supermarket and get one of those packet mix
Lemon Meringues..... that's safe, and easy.

As for a first time LM Pie...... there is no beginner recipe.

*I* had never made a LM pie before I tried this one.

I did it first time, and have done it several times since. They have *all*
been (almost) perfect, but none have ever looked *exactly* like it does in
the picture.


--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia


Soldati, io esco da Roma. Chi vuole continuare la guerra contro lo
straniero venga con me. Non posso offrigli ne¤ onori ne¤ stipendi; gli
offro fame, sete, marce forzate, battaglie e morte. Chi ama la Patria mi
segua.

—Garibaldi, Giuseppe

On Sat, 31 Jan 2009 00:43:21 +0000 (UTC), in rec.food.cooking, Peter-Lucas
wrote:

> Dan Abel > wrote in
> :
>
>> In article >,
>> "Giusi" > wrote:
>>
>>> "Peter-Lucas" ha scritto nel messaggio > "Pandora"
>>> >
>>> >> You have speak of this pie and I thinck I would like it very much
>>> >> because I like lemon and I like meringue. Have you got a good recipe
>>> >> and a pic of it? TIA
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Pandora, this one is *fantastic*.
>>> > Very simple recipe, no weird ingredients, and very easy to make.
>>
>> Sorry, Peter. The reviews below the recipe are not all good. At least
>> one person tossed it without eating. Another salvaged some of it.
>> Others said they would never use this recipe again.

As predicted. A typical Lucas response. Never ending and complete with the
prerequisite name calling.


>
> 3 bad reviews out of 11 and you'll never make it because of that???!!!
>
> Someone is *always* going to complain....even when something tastes good.
>
> Look at their comments.......
>
> "This took almost twice as long to cook, and 10 degrees hotter too. This
> was VERY time consuming, and not worth the time OR ingredients. The end
> product looked nothing like the photo. The whole thing ended up getting
> discarded, and i am thoroughly disappointed in the end result, andwill NOT
> make this again. As for the mess factor, i am absolutely appalled! I had
> to do 2 lots of dishes, not to mention the numerous wipe-downs of the
> bench - im not even a messy cook!"
>
> This tells me several things. The idiots oven is stuffed, the idiot wants
> a LM pie *now* and can't wait for it, the idiot is dissapointed hers
> didn't look like the picture, the idiot doesn't know how to organise
> itself in the kitchen, hence the "*2* lots of dishes and numerous wipe
> downs"!!
>
> and........
>
> "Unfortunately the center wasn't properly set after 40 minutes of baking.
> It had a skin so I hoped that would be enough, but after an hour of
> sitting in the fridge it hadn't set any further. I continued with the
> recipe regardless, but when I cut up the cake liquid spread everywhere!
> The parts of the custard that had set tasted lovely, and the individual
> serves looked fine, but having so much spill into the bottom of the pan
> was disappointing"
>
> Once again, oven and fridge temps are stuffed. Anyone with half a brain
> would be able to tell if something is set, or not.
>
> But apart from that, it looked lovely and tasted fine!!!!
>
> and...
>
> "I would not use this recipe ever again. The base needed liquid (milk or
> water) to keep it together. It crumbled and never stuck which did not
> allow me to complete it. I had to throw it out. However on the plus side
> when I tasted the base mixture it was nice, and the filling seemed nice
> too, however that also was thrown out. After taking litterally half a day
> to attempt this I gave up!!"
>
> What can I say!! "It tasted nice, but I threw it out"!!
>
> What a frikken moron!! It can't cook, is all.
>
> And every other comment said it was tasty, easy, and all you needed was
> some time management.
>
> Like I said, some morons are *always* going to complain.... even if it's
> about their own stupidity.
>
>> I've never made a
>> lemon meringue pie, I don't think I've even made *any* pie (my wife is
>> the baker), but I'm not sure this is a good recipe for the first time.
>
> You could always go to the supermarket and get one of those packet mix
> Lemon Meringues..... that's safe, and easy.
>
> As for a first time LM Pie...... there is no beginner recipe.
>
> *I* had never made a LM pie before I tried this one.
>
> I did it first time, and have done it several times since. They have *all*
> been (almost) perfect, but none have ever looked *exactly* like it does in
> the picture.

On Fri, 30 Jan 2009 16:18:02 -0800, in rec.food.cooking, Dan Abel wrote:

> In article >,
> "Giusi" > wrote:
>
>> "Peter-Lucas" ha scritto nel messaggio > "Pandora"
>>>
>>>> You have speak of this pie and I thinck I would like it very much
>>>> because I like lemon and I like meringue. Have you got a good recipe
>>>> and a pic of it? TIA
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Pandora, this one is *fantastic*.
>>> Very simple recipe, no weird ingredients, and very easy to make.
>
> Sorry, Peter. The reviews below the recipe are not all good. At least
> one person tossed it without eating. Another salvaged some of it.
> Others said they would never use this recipe again. I've never made a
> lemon meringue pie, I don't think I've even made *any* pie (my wife is
> the baker), but I'm not sure this is a good recipe for the first time.
>
>> This may very well be a lovely pie, but it is not what I meant when I called
>> it my favorite. It's way more elaborate and not at all the homey favorite I
>> love. Plus, it has a sweet crust, which to me removes the magic.
>
>> Caster sugar does not exist
>
> It's quite common, but not in the US, and I guess not in Italy. I
> usually see it as "castor sugar", sometimes called "superfine". I think
> it is English. The referenced site is Australian, so that makes sense:
>
> http://www.recipezaar.com/library/getentry.zsp?id=139

Hoo boy! Now you've done it. Yet another post to Lucas that does not quite
agree with his self proclaimed "superiority".