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It is something that just had to be done. What is your favorite kind of pie? Pie after all is the thing that everything revolves around. Those lacking pie must be given a slice and all those who do not care for it must be converted for those who know the truth realize that pie will improve their lives because it does taste so very, very good. :)

For those who want a "don't like pie" option or something similar, too bad! Did you read the thread title? For pie lovers. Get on board for pie lovers are everywhere! :D

It is something that just had to be done. What is your favorite kind of pie? Pie after all is the thing that everything revolves around. Those lacking pie must be given a slice and all those who do not care for it must be converted for those who know the truth realize that pie will improve their lives because it does taste so very, very good. :)

For those who want a "don't like pie" option or something similar, too bad! Did you read the thread title? For pie lovers. Get on board for pie lovers are everywhere! :D

It's got to be the pork + apple pie, which I "invented". Sausage meat + cooking apples in a small pie = tasty.

Although cherry and indeed banoffee pies are good too.

Shepherds pie. Of course, that's less of a pie and more of an entire meal.

Aye, that and the mighty fish pie.

Pizza Pie.

Although, off of that list, Strawberry Pie.

eeew pie

I hate pie.

I hate pie.

The Pie Lover uses his powers to manipulate Swilatia's mind.

YOU WILL LOVE PIE! YOU WILL LOVE PIE!

I like your mum's pie!

Clam. ;)

Yeehaw! Viva La Anti Pie!

Erm i like all pies so i voted every options, but trumps goes to banofee it is just so damn nice. :)

I hate pie.

Feck orf!

French silk pie is the best.

Strawberry Rhubarb. No contest. :)

Apple and rhubarb. Gorgeous.

Blackberry pies are made of truth and win. And there's nothing quite like pie made from berries you picked yourself.

I only voted blueberry, but I should have voted pumpkin as well. I love those flavours of pie.

"Pie can't compete with cake. Put candles in a cake, it's a birthday cake; put candles in a pie...and someone's drunk in the kitchen" "Go check on grandma ...."

:)

I'm an apple pie man myself, although I do enjoy the occasional meat pie.

Strawberry Rhubarb. No contest. :)

YES! I love strawberry rubarb ... and you! :p

"Pie can't compete with cake. Put candles in a cake, it's a birthday cake; put candles in a pie...and someone's drunk in the kitchen" "Go check on grandma ...."

:)

Here here! I prefer ice cream cake anyways.

(photek-rings around saturn)

YES! I love strawberry rubarb ... and you! :p


:D

"Pie can't compete with cake. Put candles in a cake, it's a birthday cake; put candles in a pie...and someone's drunk in the kitchen" "Go check on grandma ...."

:)

Feck orf!

And the one who agreed!

YES! I love strawberry rubarb ... and you! :p

Going to be attracting the wrong element with posts like that.

Well I guess if they love pie then its ok... :D

Feck orf!

And the one who agreed!

Scraw yout!

(Mortal Kombat - Final Combat )

Going to be attracting the wrong element with posts like that.

Well I guess if they love pie then its ok... :D

The wrong elements (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=10730349&postcount=23)

The wrong elements (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=10730349&postcount=23)
The fifth Element (http://www.moviebadgirls.com/capimage/Fifth_Element,_The_03.JPG) :)

The wrong elements (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=10730349&postcount=23)

That's EXACTLY what I mean! :eek: :D

The fifth Element (http://www.moviebadgirls.com/capimage/Fifth_Element,_The_03.JPG) :)

XD Nice tie-in.

eeew pieIsn't that ewe pie? ;)

XD Nice tie-in.
I watched it last night ... had to tie in mila :)

Coconut cream takes it for me. I love it.

Coconut cream takes it for me. I love it.

Been a while since I've had that. What I'm really in the mood for lis a lemon merange pie. Deliciousness. :)

Marie Callendar's fresh strawberry pie. Large, fresh, whole strawberries, glazed, in a shortbread crust with fresh whipped cream. Can't beat it.

My favorite pie depends on the circumstances:

The best eating pie is Key Lime. Mmmmm Yummy. Cherry pie and Chocolate Cream Pie also hold a special place in my heart...er...stomach.

The best throwing pie is Blueberry. Nice consistency. Wonderful skin and clothing staining power. Nice and messy. Chocolate Cream is also an excelent throwing pie.

That being said, Chocolate and Banana Cream Pies are the most versatile pies. They're both yummy and messy. :)

Pumpkin Pie made with a layer of cheesecake on the bottom. To die for I tell you.

Pumpkin Pie made with a layer of cheesecake on the bottom. To die for I tell you.
gimme.

I like your mum's pie!
Sick Bastard!

My favourite Meat Pie is Steak Bacon and Cheese.
My favourite Fruit (or Dessert Pie) is Boysenberry.
My Favourite Cream Pie is Rotovia-

Coconut cream takes it for me. I love it.
that takes the cake for me too, nice taste you have

Strawberry Rhubarb. No contest. :)
Definatly the Rhubarb part but i am sure it goes better with Raspberry.

It is something that just had to be done. What is your favorite kind of pie? Pie after all is the thing that everything revolves around. Those lacking pie must be given a slice and all those who do not care for it must be converted for those who know the truth realize that pie will improve their lives because it does taste so very, very good. :)

For those who want a "don't like pie" option or something similar, too bad! Did you read the thread title? For pie lovers. Get on board for pie lovers are everywhere! :D

I would like to speak up for the savoury pie, the Meat and Potato classic or even Tradiotion Chicken Tandori pies.

Mmmm.....

The best throwing pie is Blueberry.
What, not Bannana Cream? Goofballs, for shame, I thought you were a traditionalist!

Mmm, pie. Best pie I've ever had is the peach pie my grandmother makes. Yummy.

What, no π option? You bastards!
*shakes fist*

What, not Bannana Cream? Goofballs, for shame, I thought you were a traditionalist!

On the contrary, I'm an experimentalist. :)

What, no π option? You bastards!
*shakes fist*
Well unlike Myrth, it doesn't taste nice.

On the contrary, I'm an experimentalist. :)
Clowning is an ancient and respectable art; you can't just fucking around with it and adding new things with no thought for the damage they might cause. This is clown work, not government.

*Custard in your face*

Well unlike Myrth, it doesn't taste nice.
π tastes slightly more than 3.141592653589793 times better than Myrth, and you know it! Libelous liar!

Clowning is an ancient and respectable art; you can't just fucking around with it and adding new things with no thought for the damage they might cause. This is clown work, not government.

Oh, I do all my experimentation under careful laboratory conditions in order to weed out any potential catastrophies beforehand. That's why the Nails and Screws pie never saw official use. What a mistake that would have been! :p

π tastes slightly more than 3.141592653589793 times better than Myrth, and you know it! Libelous liar!
You must not have prepared your Myrth correctly for it is supperior in flavour and aroma to any π i have ever tried!

On a semi-related note, I have been reviewing footage of the Ann Coulter pieing, and I had thought she had been missed. But upon closer review, I thing the second pieman got her. You be the judge: http://www.alpieda.org/video.php

On a semi-related note, I have been reviewing footage of the Ann Coulter pieing, and I had thought she had been missed. But upon closer review, I thing the second pieman got her. You be the judge: http://www.alpieda.org/video.php
Will it take long?

Will it take long?

Not very. But then again, I'm not using a tin can and string. :p

You must not have prepared your Myrth correctly for it is supperior in flavour and aroma to any π i have ever tried!
You must not be making very good π.
Were you sure to make a π a 3£ π? Underweight π always burns, and that kills much of the π flavor.

Apple pie. The one I make :D

I cook the apples a bit before they go in the pie, with brown sugar, cinnamon, a hanful of raisins and a good deal of brown rum. And before I put to top on, I sprinkle the filling with crushed roast almonds.... it's pie heaven, I tell you.

What meat is meat?

YES! I love strawberry rubarb ... and you! :p
:eek: Well, that was easy. :p

Definatly the Rhubarb part but i am sure it goes better with Raspberry.
You know, it's not often that I agree with you, but yeah, that probably *would* beat strawberry. I've never had raspberry and rhubarb mixed together, though, so I'll have to hold out my verdict until you bake me one.


Also, Apple really pretty much also takes first place with me. Meaning this...: Apple and rhubarb. Gorgeous.... sounds like pie heaven. Mmmmmhhhh.

Oh, and how could I even forget chocolate mud pie? So heavy and dense, it's like you're eating pure chocolate, except it's smoothened with obscene amounts of butter and cream. Drizzle with raspberry sauce and you *are* in heaven... :)

What, no π option? You bastards!
*shakes fist*

Gah, beaten by the Fiddlebottoms. I'll just have to make up for it with some pecan pie, some chocolate pie, some chess pie*, and some Halle Berry... wait, how could someone leave Halle Berry out of a poll concerning pie?!
...oh, wait, wrong forum - on one other forum I frequent, "Halle Berry and pie" is the running joke.

* - Yes, chess pie exists. No, it does not include black and white chess pieces. Yes, it is quite delicious.

and some Halle Berry... wait, how could someone leave Halle Berry out of a poll concerning pie?! Isn't she more like, tart, or crumpet?
Although I suppose it Halle Berry beats blueberry.. On most occasions..
How about Max Barry pie :P

Cheese and apple pie. Oh yes.

Until I had my own Canadian, I had NO idea that people ATE pumpkin. As far as I know, and I asked a number of my friends, what you do with a pumkin is hollow it out, carve an ugly looking face in it, put a candle in it and throw out the cakky looking gunky stuff that is in the middle....When he told me that people ATE pumpkin, I was genuinly surprised. He told me that I should try it, and brave as I am, went to the supermarket and asked if they had a pumpkin, and they looked at me like i had lost my mind...one of the staff said 'it's not hallowe'en' and so I went around to other shops and grocers and NOBODY sells it, other than at halloween, and I have never met ANYONE other than my Canuck, who has eaten it. But he insists that its really good...so next hallowe'en we are keeping the inside and attempting to bake a pie.....

A chunky beef and vegetable pie.

Until I had my own Canadian, I had NO idea that people ATE pumpkin. As far as I know, and I asked a number of my friends, what you do with a pumkin is hollow it out, carve an ugly looking face in it, put a candle in it and throw out the cakky looking gunky stuff that is in the middle....When he told me that people ATE pumpkin, I was genuinly surprised. He told me that I should try it, and brave as I am, went to the supermarket and asked if they had a pumpkin, and they looked at me like i had lost my mind...one of the staff said 'it's not hallowe'en' and so I went around to other shops and grocers and NOBODY sells it, other than at halloween, and I have never met ANYONE other than my Canuck, who has eaten it. But he insists that its really good...so next hallowe'en we are keeping the inside and attempting to bake a pie.....

Pumpkin is gross. It (in mashed form) has roughly the same texture and consistency (if you're lucky, the colour too) of chunky dry vomit, and is one of the most disgusting foods i've had the displeasure to eat. I hate the flavour too.

I hope i've spared you from making the effort. Pumpkin soup is tolerable, though.

Pumpkin is gross. It (in mashed form) has roughly the same texture and consistency (if you're lucky, the colour too) of chunky dry vomit, and is one of the most disgusting foods i've had the displeasure to eat. I hate the flavour too.

I hope i've spared you from making the effort. Pumpkin soup is tolerable, though.

Well, Pumpkin pie is one of my family's favorites. Except me. I can tolerate it under a couple conditions: First of all, It has to be very well blended. I mean puree that motherfucking pumpkin! One chunk of flesh, and the deal's off. Second, Serve it cold. If you ever find yourself in a situation where you MUST eat pumpkin pie, remember that. Ice-cold Pumpkn pie is much much better than room temperature pie. *nod*


Sweet Potato Pie >>>>>> Pumpkin Pie. I love Sweet Potato Pie. :)

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mmmmm, pie

The Pie Lover uses his powers to manipulate Swilatia's mind.

YOU WILL LOVE PIE! YOU WILL LOVE PIE!
I am Immune to mind control powers.

Pumpkin is gross. It (in mashed form) has roughly the same texture and consistency (if you're lucky, the colour too) of chunky dry vomit, and is one of the most disgusting foods i've had the displeasure to eat. I hate the flavour too.

I hope i've spared you from making the effort. Pumpkin soup is tolerable, though.

AHHH I suspected as much...it always looks, smells and FEELS so totally GROSS when you scoop out the pumpkin to make the lantern....The idea that I should save and EAT it totally grossed me out and now I feel vindicated...no wonder nobody here eats it...

Until I had my own Canadian, I had NO idea that people ATE pumpkin. As far as I know, and I asked a number of my friends, what you do with a pumkin is hollow it out, carve an ugly looking face in it, put a candle in it and throw out the cakky looking gunky stuff that is in the middle....When he told me that people ATE pumpkin, I was genuinly surprised. He told me that I should try it, and brave as I am, went to the supermarket and asked if they had a pumpkin, and they looked at me like i had lost my mind...one of the staff said 'it's not hallowe'en' and so I went around to other shops and grocers and NOBODY sells it, other than at halloween, and I have never met ANYONE other than my Canuck, who has eaten it. But he insists that its really good...so next hallowe'en we are keeping the inside and attempting to bake a pie.....
Pumpkin cookies are great. In fact, pumpkin is good in many forms. But as you found out, nowhere sells the orange feckers other than at hallowe'en.

AHHH I suspected as much...it always looks, smells and FEELS so totally GROSS when you scoop out the pumpkin to make the lantern....The idea that I should save and EAT it totally grossed me out and now I feel vindicated...no wonder nobody here eats it...
Noooo! Don't listen to the Aussie! Pumpkin is lovely! Eat it! EAT IT!!!!!

Noooo! Don't listen to the Aussie! Pumpkin is lovely! Eat it! EAT IT!!!!!
While I recoil a bit from actually saying this: In this case, listen to the Aussie. :eek: Seriously. Eat pumpkin soup, if you must, that's really quite okay, but everything else - not so much.

Then again, seeing how you're so in love with your Canadian Pumpkin, you should try it anyway - who knows, maybe you'll love it just by association. :p

Well, Pumpkin pie is one of my family's favorites. Except me. I can tolerate it under a couple conditions: First of all, It has to be very well blended. I mean puree that motherfucking pumpkin! One chunk of flesh, and the deal's off. Second, Serve it cold. If you ever find yourself in a situation where you MUST eat pumpkin pie, remember that. Ice-cold Pumpkn pie is much much better than room temperature pie. *nod*

Hmm. I've never had it in pie form...only had it either served up similar to mashed potato, or roasted in chunks.

Sweet Potato Pie >>>>>> Pumpkin Pie. I love Sweet Potato Pie. :)

Eh, I'm not a big fan of sweet potato. It's too...sweet, and I don't have it often enough to get used to the flavour. Although it wins out on texture over pumpkin a thousand times over, so I will eat it.

AHHH I suspected as much...it always looks, smells and FEELS so totally GROSS when you scoop out the pumpkin to make the lantern....The idea that I should save and EAT it totally grossed me out and now I feel vindicated...no wonder nobody here eats it...

There's different sorts of pumpkin though. I'm not sure if the orange jack-o-lantern variety is one that you'd normally eat. The ones we get here are typically grey, green with white speckles, or long and beige. (jarrahdale, kent, and butternut respectively. Hehe...the useless stuff you pick up from working in a supermarket :p)

As for me though, I don't notice any difference. They're all gross and taste pretty much the same to me.

It might make quite a difference how it's prepared..
I mean, even perfectly edible fruits and vegetables can be made to be horrible by bad cooking. Pumpkin wouldn't be an exception.

While I recoil a bit from actually saying this: In this case, listen to the Aussie. :eek: Seriously. Eat pumpkin soup, if you must, that's really quite okay, but everything else - not so much.

Then again, seeing how you're so in love with your Canadian Pumpkin, you should try it anyway - who knows, maybe you'll love it just by association. :p
Well, I'll listen to Kanabia on some things...well, only music actually...but if he doesn't like pumpkin there's something wrong with him. ;) Pumpkin cookies and pumpkin pie are/is lovely. By itself as a vegetable it's not fantastic, though I still like it.

Noooo! Don't listen to the Aussie! Pumpkin is lovely! Eat it! EAT IT!!!!!

Yes, listen to the man, Carisbrooke! If you don't want to take the effort then use a shortcut with canned pumpkin! Put on whipped cream and you have a lovely dessert. Mmmmmm. Pumpkin. ;)

The sick side of me wanted to vote for hair pie, but it wasn't an option, so I went with my favorite fruit pie -- cherry.

Yes, listen to the man, Carisbrooke! If you don't want to take the effort then use a shortcut with canned pumpkin! Put on whipped cream and you have a lovely dessert. Mmmmmm. Pumpkin. ;)

DO you REALLY think that there is any chance what so ever that I am going to find TINNED PUMPKIN in England? and more specifically, on the tiny little island that I live on? I think that is VERY unlikely, but I will brave the likely derision and ask...if anyone knows WHERE I could get it, then please let me know. My lovely pumpkin Canuck says the pie with ise cream is to die for...and I am willing to at least try it, and even if I hate it, he will be happy to have some.

Gah, beaten by the Fiddlebottoms. I'll just have to make up for it with some pecan pie, some chocolate pie, some chess pie*, and some Halle Berry... wait, how could someone leave Halle Berry out of a poll concerning pie?!
...oh, wait, wrong forum - on one other forum I frequent, "Halle Berry and pie" is the running joke.

* - Yes, chess pie exists. No, it does not include black and white chess pieces. Yes, it is quite delicious.
I don't know what all these words mean, nor do I think I want too. However, the first sentence was very pleasing, and so I shall accept the whole post as a compliment.
We are well pleased, Taredas.

DO you REALLY think that there is any chance what so ever that I am going to find TINNED PUMPKIN in England? and more specifically, on the tiny little island that I live on? I think that is VERY unlikely, but I will brave the likely derision and ask...if anyone knows WHERE I could get it, then please let me know. My lovely pumpkin Canuck says the pie with ise cream is to die for...and I am willing to at least try it, and even if I hate it, he will be happy to have some.

Ah, that's too bad. Perhaps a city on mainland Britain will have it in stock? I've never been out of the U.S. but I'm just assuming that there are supermarkets where you get your own crap. Surely there must be a FEW people who know the greatness of pumpkin pie there.

Ah, that's too bad. Perhaps a city on mainland Britain will have it in stock? I've never been out of the U.S. but I'm just assuming that there are supermarkets where you get your own crap. Surely there must be a FEW people who know the greatness of pumpkin pie there.

I would have to catch a ferry to get to the mainland, I am going to try the internet....But I do have my doubts, both of the largge supermarkets I enquired in are national chains and neither of them carry it. It is a big cultural difference...I think that my Canadian is often surprised by how DIFFERENT things are in England, I tell him that if he moved here from a non English speaking country then he would not expect things to be the same, its just because we talk the same language that we find the differences a surprise.

I would have to catch a ferry to get to the mainland, I am going to try the internet....But I do have my doubts, both of the largge supermarkets I enquired in are national chains and neither of them carry it. It is a big cultural difference...I think that my Canadian is often surprised by how DIFFERENT things are in England, I tell him that if he moved here from a non English speaking country then he would not expect things to be the same, its just because we talk the same language that we find the differences a surprise.
Try health food shops as well. They're fairly likely to have some sort of pumpkin.
Alternatively, buy some pumpkin seeds and plant them...

I would have to catch a ferry to get to the mainland, I am going to try the internet....But I do have my doubts, both of the largge supermarkets I enquired in are national chains and neither of them carry it. It is a big cultural difference...I think that my Canadian is often surprised by how DIFFERENT things are in England, I tell him that if he moved here from a non English speaking country then he would not expect things to be the same, its just because we talk the same language that we find the differences a surprise.

I'd send you some pumpkins, but my catapult is down and needs repairs. :p

Yes, listen to the man, Carisbrooke! If you don't want to take the effort then use a shortcut with canned pumpkin! Put on whipped cream and you have a lovely dessert. Mmmmmm. Pumpkin. ;)

That's gross - pumpkin dessert? with cream? yuck! That's wrong on every level. It'd be like eating cold vomit...with cream. *shudders*

That's gross - pumpkin dessert? with cream? yuck! That's wrong on every level. It'd be like eating cold vomit...with cream. *shudders*
Cynical lil twit! [ smacks Kanabia upside da hed wid a large, decaying pumpkin! ] :D

Pumpkin pie is wonderful. It has to be properly done and spiced, though. Also, jack-o-lantern pumpkins are not pie pumpkins, they're too big and stringy. Pie pumpkins are small and dense and not as seedy.

Pecan pie is ambrosia.

I hate pie. Pie should burn.

If you haven't guessed, I was joking there.

I love the stuff!

Pumpkin pie is amazing, Rasberry or Strawberry is awesome too, Pecan is awesome, Bannana Cream is increible... Well, you get the point.

It'd be like eating cold vomit...with cream. *shudders*
A new meal idea...hmmm...

SO its NOT the big orange pumpkin that I need at all? That is the only pumpkin that I know off....I will try health food shops though, thats a great idea. I could also try to grow a plant too...

What exactly is mince, or mince-meat? I think that I have some general idea of what it is -- mashed-up nuts, dates, etc. -- but i'm not certain.

DO you REALLY think that there is any chance what so ever that I am going to find TINNED PUMPKIN in England?
You can get tinned pumpkin in England :)
Although I don't know where. A semi-yankee former-flatmate of mine insisted pumpkin pie was made for some holiday. It's tasty.
I'd guess he got it from Harrods, although their website doesn't seem to list it, and that's probably no help whatsoever to you as there are few tiny islands in central London.

The poll has too many sweet pies, and no proper pies... Where's the Steak and Ale Pie, Pork Pie, Scotch Pie or even Curry Pie?

What exactly is mince, or mince-meat? I think that I have some general idea of what it is -- mashed-up nuts, dates, etc. -- but i'm not certain.

Pretty much...for fruit-mince anyway. But mince-meat is mashed up meat. Like in hamburger patties.

Cynical lil twit! [ smacks Kanabia upside da hed wid a large, decaying pumpkin! ] :D
Ugh.

Why would I eat cold, disgusting pumpkin - with cream - when I could have something much more palatable, like...say, peaches? Mmmh. Peaches and custard. *wanders off in general direction of the fridge, to return with peaches and custard*

The poll has too many sweet pies, and no proper pies... Where's the Steak and Ale Pie, Pork Pie, Scotch Pie or even Curry Pie?

I was in the mood for a certain kind of desert so those pies only seemed right.

There are so many pies that it is quite impossible to attempt to list them all! :D

Pretty much...for fruit-mince anyway. But mince-meat is mashed up meat. Like in hamburger patties.

sounds sort of like a pasty, without the potatoes.

a pasty is like a small calzone filled with beef and potatoes... sometimes served with beef gravy. Mmmmm, maybe the only good thing to come out of the UP of Michigan. j/k

I like pecan pie.

The pasty described above sounds good.

sounds sort of like a pasty, without the potatoes.

a pasty is like a small calzone filled with beef and potatoes... sometimes served with beef gravy. Mmmmm, maybe the only good thing to come out of the UP of Michigan. j/k

Mmm, tasty Pasties (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornish_pasty). A meal wrapped in crispy pastry :)

(I almost embarked on a rant there; missed the "j/k" ;))

Edit; it depends on whether it's a mince pie, like mince-and-onions (which is made with minced beef), or a mince pie (http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A663626) as in Christmas time.

Mmm, tasty Pasties (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornish_pasty). A meal wrapped in crispy pastry :)

(I almost embarked on a rant there; missed the "j/k" ;))

Edit; it depends on whether it's a mince pie, like mince-and-onions (which is made with minced beef), or a mince pie (http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A663626) as in Christmas time.

Yep, pasties are awesome. The small ones are nice, but cornish pasty owns all.

Ugh.

Why would I eat cold, disgusting pumpkin - with cream - when I could have something much more palatable, like...say, peaches? Mmmh. Peaches and custard. *wanders off in general direction of the fridge, to return with peaches and custard*

that reminds me... i've never eaten pie which combined peaches and custard, but i'm guessing it'd be wonderful.

custard-peach pie.

There'd be no pie crust on top, of course... you could simply burn some sugar, so there'd be a creme brulee-like topping.

Yep, pasties are awesome. The small ones are nice, but cornish pasty owns all.

I went to a self-proclaimed English pub here in Nashville (Tennessee) -- owned/operated by an Englishman -- and ordered the Cornish Pasty.

And it was a pasty like I've always known them -- meat and potatoes inside a flaky crust... topped with gravy.

Folks in the UP/Northern Wisconsin don't always use gravy... in which case, they're great for to-go eating... eating in your car, for instance.

Yep, pasties are awesome. The small ones are nice, but cornish pasty owns all.
Indeed. Though I don't eat them, being vegetarian n' all. There's a chain of shops in England called 'The Cornish Pasty Shop'. Guess what they sell? They do loads of different varieties - my personal favourite is cheese & mushroom. Just lovely.

Indeed. Though I don't eat them, being vegetarian n' all. There's a chain of shops in England called 'The Cornish Pasty Shop'. Guess what they sell? They do loads of different varieties - my personal favourite is cheese & mushroom. Just lovely.

Do they have one with potatoes, onions and carrots? I would imagine that could also be tasty, with some salt at least.

Pretty much...for fruit-mince anyway. But mince-meat is mashed up meat. Like in hamburger patties.Bah. It's not called mash-meat pie, now is it? :)

Mince-meat traditionally is made with fresh venison ("look dear, we got a buck!"), citrus, apples and raisins all cut up in teeny-tiny pieces and either canned wet or dried (to be reconstituted with brandy or rum... yum). Baked in a two-crust flaky piece of heaven, 'tis to die for.

Carisbrooke: Pie pumpkins are indeed what you need, but if they aren't available butternut squash works quite well. The trick to not end up with a nasty mess, is to cut the pumpkin in half, scoop out the seeds and shite, then place the halves cut-side down on a baking sheet and bake at a low to medium temp (325-350 F which is ... um... something in Celsius) until the flesh is soft. Then peel, puree, add eggs, cream, sugar and spices (cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, cloves) for a delicious concoction. Your Canadian (and you) might like pumpkin bread (it's a tea bread) as well.

Do they have one with potatoes, onions and carrots? I would imagine that could also be tasty, with some salt at least.
A proper Cornish Pasty should have them in anyway (maybe not the carrots), as wells as some form of meat - usually beef.

Heh...the wiki entry for cornish pasties says "The presence of carrot in a store-bought pasty is usually an indication of inferior quality".

Apparently traditional ingredients include steak, potato, onion, and possibly swede.

A proper Cornish Pasty should have them in anyway (maybe not the carrots), as wells as some form of meat - usually beef.

Heh...the wiki entry for cornish pasties says "The presence of carrot in a store-bought pasty is usually an indication of inferior quality".

Apparently traditional ingredients include steak, potato, onion, and possibly swede.

The cornish pasties we get here have carrot in 'em.

Bah. It's not called mash-meat pie, now is it?

Well, no, but how else was I supposed to explain it besides "mince meat is minced meat"?

Mince-meat traditionally is made with fresh venison ("look dear, we got a buck!"), citrus, apples and raisins all cut up in teeny-tiny pieces and either canned wet or dried (to be reconstituted with brandy or rum... yum). Baked in a two-crust flaky piece of heaven, 'tis to die for.
http://www.majordyck.com/images/mince.gif

Uh, I was just thinking that ^^^ The minced meat on its own.

The cornish pasties we get here have carrot in 'em.
Clearly inferior quality then. Can't argue with wikipedia, can you? ;)

Clearly inferior quality then. Can't argue with wikipedia, can you? ;)

:p

I really don't understand that logic, though. Add carrot, and it becomes inferior? Eh?

:p

I really don't understand that logic, though. Add carrot, and it becomes inferior? Eh?
I think it's because traditional pasties (ie. the original ones) were made with swede instead, and supermarkets sell mass-produced ones where it's cheaper to put carrot in instead.

Clearly inferior quality then. Can't argue with wikipedia, can you? ;)

(response to this, and others re: pasties with carrots)

Wikipedia has an agenda to harm our sight!

As carrots are wonderful suppliers of Vitamin A and since Vitamin A helps sight... to denounce the use of carrots in pasties by coloring a carroted pasty as a poor assimilation... is a shameless nod to an increasingly blind society.

hehe

(response to this, and others re: pasties with carrots)

Wikipedia has an agenda to harm our sight!

As carrots are wonderful suppliers of Vitamin A and since Vitamin A helps sight... to denounce the use of carrots in pasties by coloring a carroted pasty as a poor assimilation... is a shameless nod to an increasingly blind society.

hehe
Z0MG!!11!!one!!! C0n5p1r4cy!!!!!1!!! What about all the poor carrot farmers out there?! Surely the CAP can't save them now?! :rolleyes: :p

Z0MG!!11!!one!!! C0n5p1r4cy!!!!!1!!! What about all the poor carrot farmers out there?! Surely the CAP can't save them now?! :rolleyes: :p

Eaters of carroted pasties, along with those who allow that carroted pasties might be good and wholesome -- should show their displeasure by spamming (or whatever) that Wiki pasty article.

Apple and rhubarb, or apple and blackberry, especially wild blackberries... :D

Ugh.

Why would I eat cold, disgusting pumpkin - with cream - when I could have something much more palatable, like...say, peaches? Mmmh. Peaches and custard. *wanders off in general direction of the fridge, to return with peaches and custard*
[ hurls ] :D

..how else was I supposed to explain it besides "mince meat is minced meat"?

http://www.majordyck.com/images/mince.gif

Uh, I was just thinking that ^^^ The minced meat on its own.

We'd call that ground beef as it's much smaller than minced, which is itself smaller than diced, but minced and diced have both been chopped rather than extruded.

http://www.foodsubs.com/Photos/mincemeat.jpg

This ^^^ already has the apples etc. in it, but the meat alone has the same texture.

We'd call that ground beef as it's much smaller than minced, which is itself smaller than diced, but minced and diced have both been chopped rather than extruded.

http://www.foodsubs.com/Photos/mincemeat.jpg

This ^^^ already has the apples etc. in it, but the meat alone has the same texture.
I'd know mince meat as the stuff in mince pies - you know, the spicy mixed fruit puree/boiled mass, usually served after Chirstmas dinner, and that is so good with a dollop of cream! Yeah, that stuff *pointed at linked pic*. Smells of Chirstmas!

Seriously, for years I've been wondering about what exactly a mince meat pie was - meat, fruit, something else entirely?

And now I find out that not only not even the native speakers can agree on the basics of mince meat pie, they can't even agree on what constitutes mince meat.

I'm both exhilarated and underwhelmed. :rolleyes: :p

Mincemeat is the uber pie.

All sorts of things can be hidden in its luscious goodness. ;)

The king of pies is steak and kidney, preferably cooked in guinness or ale gravy.

Seriously, for years I've been wondering about what exactly a mince meat pie was - meat, fruit, something else entirely?

And now I find out that not only not even the native speakers can agree on the basics of mince meat pie, they can't even agree on what constitutes mince meat.

I'm both exhilarated and underwhelmed. :rolleyes: :p

There's mince meat - basically cooked, spiced fruit, really good. It's traditionally used in pies at Christmas, usually small, individual pies, served with cream (either vanilla/liqueur flavoured or just plain, unsweetened). They're usually best served warm. *drools at thought of mince pies*. Ah-hem, sorry...
Then there's minced meat - also known, to American's as ground beef, self explanatory really.

There's mince meat - basically cooked, spiced fruit, really good. It's traditionally used in pies at Christmas, usually small, individual pies, served with cream (either vanilla/liqueur flavoured or just plain, unsweetened). They're usually best served warm. *drools at thought of mince pies*. Ah-hem, sorry...
Then there's minced meat - also known, to American's as ground beef, self explanatory really.
Thanks. :) And I guess you should know, seeing how you said you're originally Irish but now in the US, right?

But then, here's the Aussie who tells me something differently (I think):
Pretty much...for fruit-mince anyway. But mince-meat is mashed up meat. Like in hamburger patties.

And then there's the American, who says the Aussie has it wrong AND brings up an entirely new definition of mince meat pie, namely the rather terrible sounding mixutre of both minced meat and minced fruit:
Mince-meat traditionally is made with fresh venison ("look dear, we got a buck!"), citrus, apples and raisins all cut up in teeny-tiny pieces and either canned wet or dried (to be reconstituted with brandy or rum... yum).

Argh.

So, basically, next time I read a book in English and somebody in it eats mince meat pie, can I safely infer that they are in fact eating christmassy fruit pie? Or, well, not?


*goes off to eat some cake, just to spite pie :p*

Thanks. :) And I guess you should know, seeing how you said you're originally Irish but now in the US, right?

But then, here's the Aussie who tells me something differently (I think):


And then there's the American, who says the Aussie has it wrong AND brings up an entirely new definition of mince meat pie, namely the rather terrible sounding mixutre of both minced meat and minced fruit:


Argh.

So, basically, next time I read a book in English and somebody in it eats mince meat pie, can I safely infer that they are in fact eating christmassy fruit pie? Or, well, not?


*goes off to eat some cake, just to spite pie :p*


Yeah, I'm an Irish ex-pat. I suppose everyone has their different meaning for mince meat. The venison thing sounds so gross though. Well, I gave you what I understand of mince(d) meat, if you're ever in Ireland, I suggest you try some! The stuff with brandy in is so good!

Yeah, I'm an Irish ex-pat. I suppose everyone has their different meaning for mince meat. The venison thing sounds so gross though. Well, I gave you what I understand of mince(d) meat, if you're ever in Ireland, I suggest you try some! The stuff with brandy in is so good! Alright. :) Especially because my memories of Irish food aren't so very good, so maybe I'll just eat mince meat pie the whole time I'm there. :p

We'd call that ground beef as it's much smaller than minced, which is itself smaller than diced, but minced and diced have both been chopped rather than extruded.

http://www.foodsubs.com/Photos/mincemeat.jpg

This ^^^ already has the apples etc. in it, but the meat alone has the same texture.

"gags" - I think I'd rather eat star-gazy pie, at least I know what's in it.

Can't get enough!
http://www.weebls-stuff.com/wab/pie/

http://www.weebl.jolt.co.uk/pie.htm


PIE!!!

damn you people beat me to it. Should have seen that comming though...

Meat, for sure. Either roast lamb & rosemary or beef & mashed potato (with beef, onion & tomato a close third). Mmmmmmmm.

Edit: Boscastle make the best pies. (http://www.boscastle.com.au/)

Rasperry and custard as a pasty is pretty good, it's even better as a pie. Mmmm... one of life's pleasures...

spanacopita... greek spinach pie. hmmmm....

spanacopita... greek spinach pie. hmmmm....
OMG. YES.

I had that at a greek place in a market in philly. I think i'll get a recipe for that.

OMG. YES.

I had that at a greek place in a market in philly. I think i'll get a recipe for that.

you need a big pie dish, and fillo pastry. and then it's just pastry, oil, pastry, oil, spinach, pastry, oil, pastry, oil. and so on and so forth.

you need a big pie dish, and fillo pastry. and then it's just pastry, oil, pastry, oil, spinach, pastry, oil, pastry, oil. and so on and so forth.
I'm going to try to make this tomorrow, http://www.eco-natural.com/recipes/spanakopita.html

I'm going to try to make this tomorrow, http://www.eco-natural.com/recipes/spanakopita.html
:cool: solid. post tomorrow and let me know how it turns out!