Comments on: The Perils of Pie, Part 2

By: paige

paige — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 15:44:56 +0000

And, by the way: No. She has not made pie again. We are all the poorer for it. Perhaps you all can convince her?

By: paige

paige — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 15:53:53 +0000

Reno–Mom to Mom smackdown? Bring it on. But I warn you–my mom is TOUGH.

Marion–Thank you, sweet redheaded sister.

Gwen–I’m turning the color of the raspberries in my pie. Thank you for your too-kind words.

Marilyn–You’re my one true Marilyn, not to worry. And thanks to you, too, for excessive, and very welcome, kindness.

By: Marilyn

Marilyn — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 16:27:16 +0000

Do I need to tell you how much I like this pie story, Paige? No, but I can tell you how much I LOVE this pie story. Moms and daughters, love and fire and baked goods. What else is there? Thanks for sharing it and the beribboned recipe, too.

Also…what’s with another Marilyn? No other Marilyns allowed. :)

By: Chef Gwen

Chef Gwen — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:09:22 +0000

I love reading stories about you and your mom. Always makes me think of my Mom and how she might have handled the pie contest. I think you are a great storyteller. And apparently, a great pie baker. Thanks.

By: marionroach

marionroach — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 14:43:35 +0000

If there were a Pie story Pulitzer prize, this would be the TSP entry. Wonderful tale; can’t wait to try the recipe.

By: Renovation Therapy

Renovation Therapy — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 14:43:10 +0000

If I beat my Mom at a pie contest, heads would roll. We should introduce them…

By: paige

paige — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 14:28:00 +0000

Amy–I would never have considered competing against my own mother if I cared about winning (again, this is not a board game. I have bad manners when it comes to needing to win at Pictionary, for sure.) I assumed she’d win; she makes the best pie ever, with competition only from the editor of Gourmet, after all. I still don’t quite know how to process the outcome!

Karen–Glad to hear of others in similar (if opposite–so funny!) situations. And re the crust–this recipe is new to me, and I swear, it is the most dependably excellent (flaky, butter, substantial but not heavy) crust I have ever found. Hope you like it!

By: Square-Peg Karen

Square-Peg Karen — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 14:03:36 +0000

Oh, Paige! You SOOO captured the bizarre tension that sometimes gets woven through family dealings.

I dashed back to read “Summer Fest 2009″, because that’s one of the posts I hadn’t gotten to yet – and it read JUST like episodes we have around my house occasionally …I’m still smiling (it looks FUN from the outside!!) and cringe-ing (because my daughter and I have been having similar discussions lately..though not about pie) …

My household is a little different: my adult daughter lives with me – and she’d win the pie contest, so those things are the same – but SHE is the one who takes care of details and bails ME out…sigh

I was wondering, during the whole first part of your essay – what your pie crust recipe was, thanks for including it!!!

p.s. great idea about video-ing your mom making pie – hope she agrees to that at some later date (tho..hmm..I can see the look of suspicion on my dtr’s face if I asked her..so..who knows..we can hope though!)

By: Amy

Amy — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 12:00:49 +0000

A pie-post after my very own heart. Mmm hmm. Your recipe sounds heavenly.

I would never even consider competing against my mother’s pie (crust). Makes the best in all 50 states, I swear. Honestly, I don’t even think I’d like to enter a contest as one of the pie-makers. I’d rather be a judge!