Can we talk pies? Thanksgiving pies?

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Anonymous wrote:Pie Gourmet in Vienna: https://www.piegourmet.com

These are not good pies.

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Not an answer. Buy a pie crust and Libby’s canned pumpkin and follow the recipe on the can. If you buy a frozen premade crust, bake it before you put the filling in, even if the directions say not to. Really lazy method: you can use a premade graham cracker crust. It’s different than what’s expected, but it works.

Often pumpkin pie tastes better the second day. Refrigerate if possible, or sit outside under a heavy pot (like a Dutch over) if cool enough and you don’t have room inside.

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What if my relative doesn’t like to refrigerate pies? I never say anything. … but I don’t eat much of it.

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Anonymous wrote:What if my relative doesn’t like to refrigerate pies? I never say anything. … but I don’t eat much of it.

It’s fine. Many people leave cakes and pies at room temp for a couple days.

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Anonymous wrote:What if my relative doesn’t like to refrigerate pies? I never say anything. … but I don’t eat much of it.

Agree with you for filling with dairy and eggs - pumpkin, chocolate, lemon. Apple, blueberry and cherry are okay if not refrigerated.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not an answer. Buy a pie crust and Libby’s canned pumpkin and follow the recipe on the can. If you buy a frozen premade crust, bake it before you put the filling in, even if the directions say not to. Really lazy method: you can use a premade graham cracker crust. It’s different than what’s expected, but it works.

Often pumpkin pie tastes better the second day. Refrigerate if possible, or sit outside under a heavy pot (like a Dutch over) if cool enough and you don’t have room inside.

In my neighborhood outdoors would be a cockroach fest.

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Anonymous wrote:Not an answer. Buy a pie crust and Libby’s canned pumpkin and follow the recipe on the can. If you buy a frozen premade crust, bake it before you put the filling in, even if the directions say not to. Really lazy method: you can use a premade graham cracker crust. It’s different than what’s expected, but it works.

Often pumpkin pie tastes better the second day. Refrigerate if possible, or sit outside under a heavy pot (like a Dutch over) if cool enough and you don’t have room inside.

In my neighborhood outdoors would be a cockroach fest.

I’m sorry, not digging at your suggestion. I see my situation would not work for that. I’ll keep to myself next time

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Anonymous wrote:What if my relative doesn’t like to refrigerate pies? I never say anything. … but I don’t eat much of it.

It’s fine. Many people leave cakes and pies at room temp for a couple days.

We leave all pies out for several days after Thanksgiving (and I cook them the day before)... cherry, pumpkin, apple, chocolate pecan. Never had an issue. Of course, I ate plenty of day-old, non-refrigerated pizza and takeout in my college years, so perhaps my stomach is made of stronger stuff?

[Anonymous]

Just make a pie. It isn’t hard. For the love people. This is a holiday. Especially if someone else is doing the majority of the cooking and you just have to show up with a pie. Bake it. Make a graham cracker crust if you cannot manage an actual butter pie crust.

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Wegmans, Whole Foods or Fresh Market

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Anonymous wrote:Costco

+1

Noooo. Please don’t bring that hydrogenated palm oil mess to anyone you care about

Palm oil is healthier than butter, fyi.

Nope, and it taste like garbage. If you love Crisco and soybean oil, then yes, Costco will be great.

I guess that's me. We love Costco pies. But I hate the ridiculous size of them. Even if I had to buy 2 or 3 smaller ones, I'd prefer that to buying one huge pie.

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Costco pumpkin pie was the only pumpkin pie I have ever liked. They had a really light hand on the spices (that I absolute despise) and sweetness.

I have had a fine Apple Cranberry pie from Pie Gourmet; the cranberries (that I normally dislike) kept the whole thing from being too sweet. I have never liked anyone's pecan pies; cloyingly sweet, so I just make pecan bars instead.

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Anonymous wrote:What if my relative doesn’t like to refrigerate pies? I never say anything. … but I don’t eat much of it.

Depends on the pie. Fruit pies are fine for a day or two. The creamy pies, not so much.

[Anonymous]

I think a lot of posts on this thread explain the the thread a few days ago... "why do old people like pie?" It seems like many younger people have never tasted real pie, based on these recommendations.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think a lot of posts on this thread explain the the thread a few days ago... "why do old people like pie?" It seems like many younger people have never tasted real pie, based on these recommendations.

I mean, have you tasted "real pie" from a diner? It's not like they are making it from scratch at the restaurant.