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"Catmandy (Sheryl)" > wrote:

> On May 30, 8:56*pm, "gloria.p" > wrote:
> > Mechphisto wrote:
> > > My grandma made a key lime pie, and when we tried it, it tasted like
> > > cream salt!
> > > How is this possible? Trusting she did follow her recipe, here are the
> > > ingrediants she used:
> > > Sugar free jell-o
> > > Water
> > > 2 sugar free yogurts (whatever that means)
> > > Sugar free key lime flavor
> >
> > I think the last item is the suspect--she may have used salt, thinking
> > she was using citric acid or artificial Key Lime flavoring.
> >
> > gloria p
>
> You are all missing the most obvious of flaws with the recipe. THAT'S
> NOT KEY LIME PIE.
> Key lime pie is 6 ingredients:
> Graham cracker crumbs+butter for the crust
> key lime juice
> egg yolks
> sweetened condensed milk
> whipped cream
>
> That's it. Combine the crushed graham crackers with the butter. Press
> into a pie pan.
> Beat 3 egg yolks. Open a can of sweetened condensed milk into the bowl
> with the eggs. Add half a cup of key lime juice, mix to combine. Pour
> into the prepared crust. Bake at 325 for 15 minutes. When fully
> cooled, top with whipped cream. I have made the classic recipe with
> fat free condensed milk and egg beaters and it's still wonderful. (I
> add grated lime zest for a little more zip).
>
> That's it. No jello. No yogurt. You wanna pour yogurt and jello into
> a crust and call it lime jello yogurt pie, be my guest. But please do
> not insult key lime pie, a study in simplicity and freshness, by
> calling jello-yogurt goop "key lime pie".
>
> Stepping down off the soap box.

Sheryl,

Haven't seen you on RFC in ages! I agree with you, there is no way this
can be called key lime pie. The SO (aka Florida Boy) shuddered when he
saw the original post. I'm thinking that Grandma grabbed the salt in
place of the key lime flavor as well. I checked my old food composition
reference and there should not be that much sodium (40% of salt) in any
of those raw ingredients.

Cindy

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