Is it wrong to make a chicken pot pie without a top crust?
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-Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
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Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> Is it wrong to make a chicken pot pie without a top crust?

Yes. If I only had one crust I'd skip the bottom one.
Aesthetics, Woman! Geesh.

On Mar 16, 2:23 pm, Goomba > wrote:
> Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> > Is it wrong to make a chicken pot pie without a top crust?
>
> Yes. If I only had one crust I'd skip the bottom one.
> Aesthetics, Woman! Geesh.

Not only do I agree, but I like your attitude, Goomba.

b

Goomba wrote:
> Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>> Is it wrong to make a chicken pot pie without a top crust?
>
> Yes. If I only had one crust I'd skip the bottom one.
> Aesthetics, Woman! Geesh.

Same here!

--
Jean B.

On Mar 16, 3:58*pm, "Jean B." > wrote:
> Goomba wrote:
> > Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> >> Is it wrong to make a chicken pot pie without a top crust?
>
> > Yes. If I only had one crust I'd skip the bottom one.
> > Aesthetics, Woman! *Geesh.
>
> Same here!

That goes for any pie. Right?
>
> --
> Jean B.

--Bryan

In article
>,
Bobo Bonobo® > wrote:

> On Mar 16, 3:58*pm, "Jean B." > wrote:
> > Goomba wrote:
> > > Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> > >> Is it wrong to make a chicken pot pie without a top crust?
> >
> > > Yes. If I only had one crust I'd skip the bottom one.
> > > Aesthetics, Woman! *Geesh.
> >
> > Same here!
>
> That goes for any pie. Right?

Sometimes I have trouble telling when you are joking. You *are* joking?

I've never seen a savory pie without a top crust. I've never seen a
"custard" pie with a top crust. I'm sure I've forgotten some exceptions.

--
Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA

In article >,
Goomba > wrote:

> Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> > Is it wrong to make a chicken pot pie without a top crust?
>
> Yes. If I only had one crust I'd skip the bottom one.
> Aesthetics, Woman! Geesh.

Have you looked at the pictures? Presentation sucked.
--
-Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
http://web.me.com/barbschaller - pot pie
"What you say about someone else says more
about you than it does about the other person."

Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> In article >,
> Goomba > wrote:
>
>> Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>>> Is it wrong to make a chicken pot pie without a top crust?
>> Yes. If I only had one crust I'd skip the bottom one.
>> Aesthetics, Woman! Geesh.
>
> Have you looked at the pictures? Presentation sucked.

Yes, I did. Your intent was good and very attractive, but without the
sealed edge to keep the wandering gravy down below, you lost your crusty
crust. I'm glad it tasted good though.

Goomba...doing an extra 12 hours at work tonight while everyone else is
doing the St.Pat's pub crawl in town <sniff sniff> But I've got another
cruise to pay for so I guess it is worth it. <sigh>

Goomba wrote:
> Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>> In article >,
>> Goomba > wrote:
>>
>>> Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>>>> Is it wrong to make a chicken pot pie without a top crust?
>>> Yes. If I only had one crust I'd skip the bottom one.
>>> Aesthetics, Woman! Geesh.
>>
>> Have you looked at the pictures? Presentation sucked.
>
> Yes, I did. Your intent was good and very attractive, but without the
> sealed edge to keep the wandering gravy down below, you lost your
> crusty crust. I'm glad it tasted good though.
>
> Goomba...doing an extra 12 hours at work tonight while everyone else
> is doing the St.Pat's pub crawl in town <sniff sniff> But I've got
> another cruise to pay for so I guess it is worth it. <sigh>


Once a week, check the price of your cruise to see if it comes down (you
can get it re-priced up until the final payment). Princess lowered the
price of our Alaska cruise $1,000. I knew prices were falling, but this
was way more than I expected.


Becca

On Mon, 16 Mar 2009 14:10:23 -0500, Melba's Jammin'
> wrote:

>Is it wrong to make a chicken pot pie without a top crust?

Why....that would be SO WRONG that Mother Superiors' Mother would be
upset! <vbg>

In article >,
Mr. Bill > wrote:

> On Mon, 16 Mar 2009 14:10:23 -0500, Melba's Jammin'
> > wrote:
>
> >Is it wrong to make a chicken pot pie without a top crust?
>
> Why....that would be SO WRONG that Mother Superiors' Mother would be
> upset! <vbg>

Nah, the only pot pies Mom made were Swanson's in the aluminum foil pan.
We loved 'em.

--
-Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
http://web.me.com/barbschaller - pot pie
"What you say about someone else says more
about you than it does about the other person."

On Mon, 16 Mar 2009 14:10:23 -0500, Melba's Jammin'
> wrote:

>Is it wrong to make a chicken pot pie without a top crust?


I'd rather have one without a bottom crust. The top crust gets some
flaky crunch to it.

Boron

"Boron Elgar" > wrote in message
...
> On Mon, 16 Mar 2009 14:10:23 -0500, Melba's Jammin'
> > wrote:
>
>>Is it wrong to make a chicken pot pie without a top crust?
>
>
> I'd rather have one without a bottom crust. The top crust gets some
> flaky crunch to it.
>
> Boron

I agree...

top only would be better - Would that be a Chicken Cobbler?

Dimitri

Dimitri wrote:
>
> "Boron Elgar" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On Mon, 16 Mar 2009 14:10:23 -0500, Melba's Jammin'
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> Is it wrong to make a chicken pot pie without a top crust?
>>
>>
>> I'd rather have one without a bottom crust. The top crust gets some
>> flaky crunch to it.
>>
>> Boron
>
> I agree...
>
> top only would be better - Would that be a Chicken Cobbler?
>
> Dimitri

Agrees with him. I can do without a bottom crust, but I like something
on the top.


Becca

In article >,
"Dimitri" > wrote:

> "Boron Elgar" > wrote in message
> ...
> > On Mon, 16 Mar 2009 14:10:23 -0500, Melba's Jammin'
> > > wrote:
> >
> >>Is it wrong to make a chicken pot pie without a top crust?
> >
> >
> > I'd rather have one without a bottom crust. The top crust gets some
> > flaky crunch to it.
> >
> > Boron
>
> I agree...
>
> top only would be better - Would that be a Chicken Cobbler?
>
> Dimitri


Not the way I made it. :-)
--
-Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
http://web.me.com/barbschaller
"What you say about someone else says more
about you than it does about the other person."

On Mon, 16 Mar 2009 12:41:21 -0700, "Dimitri" >
wrote:

>
>"Boron Elgar" > wrote in message
.. .
>> On Mon, 16 Mar 2009 14:10:23 -0500, Melba's Jammin'
>> > wrote:
>>
>>>Is it wrong to make a chicken pot pie without a top crust?
>>
>>
>> I'd rather have one without a bottom crust. The top crust gets some
>> flaky crunch to it.
>>
>> Boron
>
>I agree...
>
>top only would be better - Would that be a Chicken Cobbler?
>
>Dimitri


A cobbler is supposed to have a thicker, almost biscuit-like crust.
Maybe we can call this a "Gobbler."

Boron

"Boron Elgar" > wrote in message
...
> On Mon, 16 Mar 2009 12:41:21 -0700, "Dimitri" >
> wrote:
>
>>
>>"Boron Elgar" > wrote in message
. ..
>>> On Mon, 16 Mar 2009 14:10:23 -0500, Melba's Jammin'
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>>Is it wrong to make a chicken pot pie without a top crust?
>>>
>>>
>>> I'd rather have one without a bottom crust. The top crust gets some
>>> flaky crunch to it.
>>>
>>> Boron
>>
>>I agree...
>>
>>top only would be better - Would that be a Chicken Cobbler?
>>
>>Dimitri
>
>
> A cobbler is supposed to have a thicker, almost biscuit-like crust.
> Maybe we can call this a "Gobbler."
>
> Boron

I actually did find a recipe called a turkey Gobbler.

:-)

Dimitri

On Wed, 18 Mar 2009 11:00:56 -0700, "Dimitri" >
wrote:

>
>"Boron Elgar" > wrote in message
.. .
>> On Mon, 16 Mar 2009 12:41:21 -0700, "Dimitri" >
>> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>"Boron Elgar" > wrote in message
...
>>>> On Mon, 16 Mar 2009 14:10:23 -0500, Melba's Jammin'
>>>> > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>Is it wrong to make a chicken pot pie without a top crust?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I'd rather have one without a bottom crust. The top crust gets some
>>>> flaky crunch to it.
>>>>
>>>> Boron
>>>
>>>I agree...
>>>
>>>top only would be better - Would that be a Chicken Cobbler?
>>>
>>>Dimitri
>>
>>
>> A cobbler is supposed to have a thicker, almost biscuit-like crust.
>> Maybe we can call this a "Gobbler."
>>
>> Boron
>
>I actually did find a recipe called a turkey Gobbler.
>
>:-)
>
>Dimitri

Ah well...There is nothing new under the sun.

Boron

In article >,
Boron Elgar > wrote:
> I'd rather have one without a bottom crust. The top crust gets some
> flaky crunch to it.
>
> Boron

In theory. :-/

--
-Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
http://web.me.com/barbschaller - pot pie
"What you say about someone else says more
about you than it does about the other person."

On Mon, 16 Mar 2009 23:41:20 -0500, Melba's Jammin'
> wrote:

>In article >,
> Boron Elgar > wrote:
>> I'd rather have one without a bottom crust. The top crust gets some
>> flaky crunch to it.
>>
>> Boron
>
>In theory. :-/

Did you cut steam vents? Can't say that it would have prevented all
the chicken lava from flowing, though.

And I now crave chicken pot pie. I haven't had one since I was a kid
and Swanson wasn't made from 50% fat and 50% sodium.

Marie's is good?

Boron

Boron Elgar wrote:
> On Mon, 16 Mar 2009 23:41:20 -0500, Melba's Jammin'
> > wrote:
>
>> In article >,
>> Boron Elgar > wrote:
>>> I'd rather have one without a bottom crust. The top crust gets some
>>> flaky crunch to it.
>>>
>>> Boron
>>
>> In theory. :-/
>
> Did you cut steam vents? Can't say that it would have prevented all
> the chicken lava from flowing, though.
>
> And I now crave chicken pot pie. I haven't had one since I was a kid
> and Swanson wasn't made from 50% fat and 50% sodium.
>
> Marie's is good?

When I make that kind of pie, I use a pastry funnel:

http://www.lakeland.co.uk/pie-funnel...F/product/7647

The pastry doesn't get soggy and the filling stays inside the pie

On Tue, 17 Mar 2009 15:33:15 -0000, "Ophelia" >
wrote:

>Boron Elgar wrote:
>>
>> Did you cut steam vents? Can't say that it would have prevented all
>> the chicken lava from flowing, though.
>
>When I make that kind of pie, I use a pastry funnel:
>
>http://www.lakeland.co.uk/pie-funnel...F/product/7647
>
>The pastry doesn't get soggy and the filling stays inside the pie
>
Cute, but I just make little cones of foil to use as a pastry funnel
and that works too.


--
I never worry about diets. The only carrots that
interest me are the number of carats in a diamond.

Mae West

Barb asked:

> Is it wrong to make a chicken pot pie without a top crust?

Depends on whether you put something else on top or not. I've seen chicken
pot pies with biscuits baked on the top instead of a top crust. It might
even be interesting to make a kind of savory streusel topping. But if it's
just a chicken stew staring out from a pie shell, then that does seem wrong
to me.

Bob

In article >,
"Bob Terwilliger" > wrote:

> But if it's just a chicken stew staring out from a pie shell, then
> that does seem wrong to me.

> Bob

Well, since you put it that way. . . .
--
-Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
http://web.me.com/barbschaller
"What you say about someone else says more
about you than it does about the other person."

In article >,
Melba's Jammin' > wrote:

> Is it wrong to make a chicken pot pie without a top crust?

Man, you guys are fast.
Another thing I'm considering ‹ since as far as I can tell, a pot pie
isn't anything other than creamed chicken with some wegetables in a
crust or two ‹ is to cut circles in the crust* and bake them flat, then
dump‹I mean spoon‹the "filling" on top of a crust disk and top it with
another one.

*OK, FINE! My crust is a Pillsbury All-Ready Crust that's been in the
fridge since Christmas and I wanna get it out of there.

--
-Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
http://web.me.com/barbschaller
"What you say about someone else says more
about you than it does about the other person."

"Melba's Jammin'" wrote

> Another thing I'm considering < since as far as I can tell, a pot pie
> isn't anything other than creamed chicken with some wegetables in a
> crust or two < is to cut circles in the crust* and bake them flat, then
> dump > another one.
>
> *OK, FINE! My crust is a Pillsbury All-Ready Crust that's been in the
> fridge since Christmas and I wanna get it out of there.

(grin) make insides, put in pan, dump other crust over it and tuck in edges.

cshenk wrote:
> "Melba's Jammin'" wrote
>
>> Another thing I'm considering < since as far as I can tell, a pot pie
>> isn't anything other than creamed chicken with some wegetables in a
>> crust or two < is to cut circles in the crust* and bake them flat, then
>> dump > another one.
>>
>> *OK, FINE! My crust is a Pillsbury All-Ready Crust that's been in the
>> fridge since Christmas and I wanna get it out of there.
>
> (grin) make insides, put in pan, dump other crust over it and tuck in edges.
>
And don't forget to brush the crust with an egg wash to make it look
marvelous as it bakes. Sprinkle it with a little sesame seeds might look
good too....

On Mon, 16 Mar 2009 16:21:50 -0400, Goomba >
wrote:

>And don't forget to brush the crust with an egg wash to make it look
>marvelous as it bakes. Sprinkle it with a little sesame seeds might look
>good too....

Take scrap trimmings and cut them into little shamrocks just for the
heck of it. You will need the egg wash to make 'em stick to the top
pastry.

In article >,
Mr. Bill > wrote:

> Take scrap trimmings and cut them into little shamrocks just for the
> heck of it. You will need the egg wash to make 'em stick to the top
> pastry.

I've emailed you at the address provided with your post. I hope you
receive it. :-/
--
-Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
http://web.me.com/barbschaller
"What you say about someone else says more
about you than it does about the other person."

In article >,
"cshenk" > wrote:

> "Melba's Jammin'" wrote
>
> > Another thing I'm considering < since as far as I can tell, a pot pie
> > isn't anything other than creamed chicken with some wegetables in a
> > crust or two < is to cut circles in the crust* and bake them flat, then
> > dump > another one.
> >
> > *OK, FINE! My crust is a Pillsbury All-Ready Crust that's been in the
> > fridge since Christmas and I wanna get it out of there.
>
> (grin) make insides, put in pan, dump other crust over it and tuck in edges.


Next time, maybe. Pics are on my website, link in sig line below.
--
-Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
http://web.me.com/barbschaller - pot pie
"What you say about someone else says more
about you than it does about the other person."

"Melba's Jammin'" > wrote in message
...
> In article >,
> Melba's Jammin' > wrote:
>
>> Is it wrong to make a chicken pot pie without a top crust?
>
> Man, you guys are fast.
> Another thing I'm considering < since as far as I can tell, a pot pie
> isn't anything other than creamed chicken with some wegetables in a
> crust or two < is to cut circles in the crust* and bake them flat, then
> dump > another one.
>
> *OK, FINE! My crust is a Pillsbury All-Ready Crust that's been in the
> fridge since Christmas and I wanna get it out of there.


I'd just mix up some Bisquick and drop some dollops on top. Or use the
stuff in tubes.

Paul

"Paul M. Cook" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Melba's Jammin'" > wrote in message
> ...
>> In article >,
>> Melba's Jammin' > wrote:
>>
>>> Is it wrong to make a chicken pot pie without a top crust?
>>
>> Man, you guys are fast.
>> Another thing I'm considering < since as far as I can tell, a pot pie
>> isn't anything other than creamed chicken with some wegetables in a
>> crust or two < is to cut circles in the crust* and bake them flat, then
>> dump > another one.
>>
>> *OK, FINE! My crust is a Pillsbury All-Ready Crust that's been in the
>> fridge since Christmas and I wanna get it out of there.
>
>
> I'd just mix up some Bisquick and drop some dollops on top. Or use the
> stuff in tubes.
>
> Paul
>
I don't care for pot pies, I don't eat the soggy bottom crust and I'd only
nibble on the crispy parts of the top crust. I'd have my creamed schiken
over a heap of wide egg noodles.

On Mon, 16 Mar 2009 14:37:40 -0500, Melba's Jammin'
> wrote:

>In article >,
> Melba's Jammin' > wrote:
>
>> Is it wrong to make a chicken pot pie without a top crust?
>
>
>*OK, FINE! My crust is a Pillsbury All-Ready Crust that's been in the
>fridge since Christmas and I wanna get it out of there.

I've perfomed all sorts of criminal cookery in the urge to clean out
the freezer. If you skip the top crust, do top the filling with
something -- maybe mashed potatoes prettily striped with a fork and
merrily dusted with paprika before browning.

Tara

"Tara" > wrote in message
...
> On Mon, 16 Mar 2009 14:37:40 -0500, Melba's Jammin'
> > wrote:
>
>>In article >,
>> Melba's Jammin' > wrote:
>>
>>> Is it wrong to make a chicken pot pie without a top crust?
>>
>>
>>*OK, FINE! My crust is a Pillsbury All-Ready Crust that's been in the
>>fridge since Christmas and I wanna get it out of there.
>
> I've perfomed all sorts of criminal cookery in the urge to clean out
> the freezer. If you skip the top crust, do top the filling with
> something -- maybe mashed potatoes prettily striped with a fork and
> merrily dusted with paprika before browning.
>
> Tara



Excellent idea! Turn it into a "cottage" pie

Jill

In article >,
Tara > wrote:

> I've perfomed all sorts of criminal cookery in the urge to clean out
> the freezer. If you skip the top crust, do top the filling with
> something -- maybe mashed potatoes prettily striped with a fork and
> merrily dusted with paprika before browning.
>
> Tara

Ixnay on the ashedmay otatoespay.
I appreciate the reply but that has all the potential (in my house) to
create leftovers. If I didn't want to get rid of this pie crust, I'd
be willing to consider the pot pie/creamed chicken and wegetables
mixture over mashed potatoes and I wouldn't bother with an oven.

--
-Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
http://web.me.com/barbschaller
"What you say about someone else says more
about you than it does about the other person."

On Mon 16 Mar 2009 12:10:23p, Melba's Jammin' told us...

> Is it wrong to make a chicken pot pie without a top crust?

In my book it is an unpardonable sin.

--
Wayne Boatwright

"One man's meat is another man's poison"
- Oswald Dykes, English writer, 1709.

Melba's wrote on Mon, 16 Mar 2009 14:10:23 -0500:

> Is it wrong to make a chicken pot pie without a top crust?
> --
> -Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
> http://web.me.com/barbschaller
> "What you say about someone else says more
> about you than it does about the other person."

Since practically all the chicken pot pies I have had have *only* a top
crust, without it you'd have chicken stew! Not that there much wrong
with stew!
--

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

Email, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

On Mar 16, 3:10*pm, Melba's Jammin' >
wrote:
> Is it wrong to make a chicken pot pie without a top crust?



Yes - that would be heresy.
I like phyllo dough on top.

"Melba's Jammin'" > wrote in message
...
> Is it wrong to make a chicken pot pie without a top crust?

Yes.

TammyM

Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> Is it wrong to make a chicken pot pie without a top crust?

Only if you tell someone on RFC you did. Apostate!