Dear David,


-Spotted D*** : I think that the Canadians eat this. But I don't think I have ever had it.
Amazon sells it:
http://www.amazon.com/Heinz-Spotted-.../dp/B000II27QE


-Bakewell Tart : I looked this up on Wikipedia. It looks like good, except those almond-based crusts are not not common here.

-Baked Apples : we eat these. I'm trying to think of anyone who stuffs them with meat.... Sounds strange to me.
We do stuff cabbage or tomatoes or green peppers with meat for a savory dish.

-Suet : I don't think we cook with this. We use different fats. That sounds gross to us.

-Steamed puddings -- not so much, I think. Does Bread Pudding count? Or Boston Baked Brown Bread? Flan?

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Yeah, the pie thing gets big in the winter months, esp. Thanksgiving and Christmas.

And although people in the US do eat savory pie, for this holiday and in this thread we are talking about sweet pies.

I don't cook -- combination of meds and bipolar interfere with safety in the kitchen but I can find a recipe.

Here is a pumpkin pie recipe from Paula Deen, a popular Television cook right now:
http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/reci..._25056,00.html


My mother would find ways to simplify that list of ingredients and cut out some steps, but this looks about right for pumpkin pie.
I don't like pumpkin pie. I love sweet potato pie -- they are similar. Do you eat sweet potatoes?

Our crumb toppings sound about the same as what you describe. Here's one: http://www.cooks.com/rec/view/0,1837...239205,00.html

-Cobblers -- those are fruit pies with a drop biscuit crust on top and no crust on the bottom. When I was a teenager and lived in a rural area I used to make these with summer fruit we had picked or picked and frozen for winter.


Savory Pies in our repertoire include

-Quiche (I used to cook this a lot in my twenties because it is easy.)
-Shepherd's pie (I remember this from school cafeterias.)
-Pot Pie (Throw leftovers between two pieces of crust. We usually buy these frozen.)

-Calzones (We would get these in an restaurant.)
-Can we count Pizza Pie?

-Pizza is huge here and even those of us who can't cook can figure out ways to make it. We can buy it everywhere or telephone and have it delivered. Even small towns in the middle of nowhere with small populations have pizza places. My mother used to make a meatless pizza every Friday.
Probably you have pizza too.

-meat pies like the Jamaican meat pie....also
-empanadas from the Spanish,. . . . These are savory of course.


Be well.

Mari

Mari


Thanks for the recipies..

Baked apples are with sweet mince meat [ a dried fruit based mixture like a thick dark jam,,] The filling for mince pies at xmas exactly the same [i'll post a recipie tomorrow]

Shepherds pie i loveeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

pizza pie , as well

Where i live they are famous for meat pies, and meat and potatoe pies [the meat is a minced lamb]

look up Cornish pasties on web............sadly no recipie will match the taste of one from PLYMOUTH.

David

I have 2 cocconut pies in the oven now.

befuddled2

Bought an Apple Strudel Pie....its yummy.

Wendy,
Apple Strudel Pie sounds good. Do you have someone to share it with?


Befuddled,
How did your baking come out? Can you freeze a coconut pie successfully?


A few days ago I bough frozen french silk pie. It was good. I think it would have been better if I ate it in a restaurant.

Mari

David,

Yes, I looked up Cornish pasties.

I might have to travel to England for a tour. I was in England twice on a long stopovers to and from Europe. I remember going into London on the train thing. But that was it.
It's probably time to go back for a proper visit.

Mari

Todd has eaten most of the pie! I have had 2 slices and he has eaten the rest.
Okay so since this is the case, why am I so fat?

My mother has a great recipe for french silk pie and easy to make but fabulous!
I will see if I can find it.
bizi