Comments on: Weed-free pasture or blackberry pie? You can have both! http://priscilla.saltmarshranch.com/2007/09/29/weed-free-pasture-or-blackberry-pie-you-can-have-both/ The joys of keeping small sheep in southern Oregon Wed, 11 May 2011 21:08:24 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: priscilla http://priscilla.saltmarshranch.com/2007/09/29/weed-free-pasture-or-blackberry-pie-you-can-have-both/comment-page-1/#comment-336 priscilla Sun, 07 Oct 2007 14:12:19 +0000 http://priscilla.saltmarshranch.com/2007/09/29/weed-free-pasture-or-blackberry-pie-you-can-have-both/#comment-336 I know you are right about lard, but I just cannot bring myself to look at, much less use, the amount of lard it would take to convert my buckets of blackberries into pies. Remember I'm a blackberry addict. That said, i totally agree with you about the influence of home ec teachers (hi mom!)and the marketing department of Crisco. Tomorrow evening our neighborhood's premiere pie makers, two of them, are coming for dinner so I'll have a chance to observe how hard they blanch when they bite into my Crisco pie, report to follow. As for Cuisinarts, maybe, but as a broken-down pianist I love every opportunity to show off my hand dexterity. Thanks for checking in and contributing to the dialogue, and may the better teams win this week! I know you are right about lard, but I just cannot bring myself to look at, much less use, the amount of lard it would take to convert my buckets of blackberries into pies. Remember I’m a blackberry addict. That said, i totally agree with you about the influence of home ec teachers (hi mom!)and the marketing department of Crisco. Tomorrow evening our neighborhood’s premiere pie makers, two of them, are coming for dinner so I’ll have a chance to observe how hard they blanch when they bite into my Crisco pie, report to follow.

As for Cuisinarts, maybe, but as a broken-down pianist I love every opportunity to show off my hand dexterity.

Thanks for checking in and contributing to the dialogue, and may the better teams win this week!

]]> By: Jim Peterson http://priscilla.saltmarshranch.com/2007/09/29/weed-free-pasture-or-blackberry-pie-you-can-have-both/comment-page-1/#comment-335 Jim Peterson Sun, 07 Oct 2007 09:19:06 +0000 http://priscilla.saltmarshranch.com/2007/09/29/weed-free-pasture-or-blackberry-pie-you-can-have-both/#comment-335 Two comments on the "however you can" of pie crusts: the first is that despite the arrival of dietary political correctness in the kitchen since the time of our grandmothers, the taste is better - both the crust itself and more importantly the overall pie effect -- using lard. (Or as I think of it, the shift probably occurred under the dual influence of the Home Ec teachers and the Crisco lobby.) Secondly and in an off-setting recognition of the value of developing technology, there may be some virtue in the accomplished use of a pastry knife, but I've found that the Cuisinart gives a more consistent -- not to say perfect -- result. Vitally important not to over-process, which is where the taste and texture can go wrong -- but this can be handled through restrained use of the Pulse button only. Two comments on the “however you can” of pie crusts: the first is that despite the arrival of dietary political correctness in the kitchen since the time of our grandmothers, the taste is better – both the crust itself and more importantly the overall pie effect — using lard. (Or as I think of it, the shift probably occurred under the dual influence of the Home Ec teachers and the Crisco lobby.)

Secondly and in an off-setting recognition of the value of developing technology, there may be some virtue in the accomplished use of a pastry knife, but I’ve found that the Cuisinart gives a more consistent — not to say perfect — result. Vitally important not to over-process, which is where the taste and texture can go wrong — but this can be handled through restrained use of the Pulse button only.

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