"Best pie I ever ate," says Goomp. Hats off to Miss Farmer.
The eyes have it. Apple of our eye, easy as pie. It doesn't get any better. Update during imail this evening with our pastry consultant:
We: Can you tell the difference between Crisco and lard/butter?
She: To be honest, taste-wise, no, BUT . . . eye-appeal-wise, yours was the most beautiful pie I have ever seen.
We: Does it have to do with not putting the brown paper over the crust at the start?
She: I NEVER put the brown paper bag (with eye-holes cut out :-) ) at the very start. Once the pie has been baking for about 30 minutes, and the edges of the crust appear to be browning too soon . . . That's when I go for the brown paper bag.
We had used strips of aluminun foil during the last 15 minutes or so to the same effect.
Sissy, a battered copy of the Boston Cooking School Cookbook (early 20th century reprint of the 1896 original) is a treasured possession and a frequent source of recipes and ideas. Mrs. Farmer was an American original and a complete genius.
If you have Fannie Farmer and Julia Child in your corner ("Mastering The Art of French Cooking" is the other must-have cookbook IMO) you can do anything in a kitchen.
Posted by: Barry Campbell | September 23, 2007 at 06:17 PM
mmmmmm...
Such wonderful photos.
After a Sunday of watching Hillary lie on a number of TV programs, and some fine American Football...
On a day listening to a nutty Despot from Iran placate Liberal Partisans in NYC...
It is such a pleasure to visit the mighty SISU to provide some reality, joy, warmth.
I think already a few commentators have missed the point of Columbia's 'tough' introduction of Iran's fool of a President.
They simply were forced to treat the Iranian Despot firmly, because so many are outraged that they invited this monster.
Bollinger had to save face, and appear to not be enabling this fool.
Posted by: hnav | September 24, 2007 at 03:09 PM