Rhubarb pie

OK looking at another thread gave me the idea for this one!
1) do you prefer your rhubarb pie with or without strawberries?
2) what is your favorite pie?
This is easy for me! Rhubarb pie should never be adulterated with strawberries and my favorite pie is rhubarb! I make a couple every year when rhubarb is in season.

I don't think I've ever had rhubarb pie without strawberries but if I ever come across it I'll definitely give it a try. I think my favorite pie is my dads key lime. He doesn't make the creamy custardy kind most folks are familiar with. He does it like a lemon meringue on a home made grahm cracker crust. Very tasty. That key lime tree I bought my parents one year was a very good investment.

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Originally Posted by sgbsteve

. That key lime tree I bought my parents one year was a very good investment.

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Rhurbarb is good but give me a slice of Pecan pie anyday. Shoo-fly and Snitz pies are also favorites if home made.

Tony

I mean, call me an idiot, but if it has strawberries in it, isn't it a Strawberry-Rhubarb pie? Every rhubarb pie I've ever had had rhubarb - that's it - no berries, just rhubarb and a lot of sugar and other pie stuff, but no other fruit.

I've also had Strawberry-Rhubarb pies.

Loved 'em both....'specially with home made ice-cream....after ribs barbecued on a hickory fire....with corn......and beer.....

I'll be right back....I've gotta go to the store!

-whatever

-Lou

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Originally Posted by Tony Miller

... Shoo-fly and Snitz pies are also favorites if home made.

Tony

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?????:confused: :thinking:

-do tell. Never heard of either one of those....but, then again, I'm just stuck out in the wastelands of the western wilderness....

-whatever

-Lou

Most rhubarb pies I've seen are the strawberry-rhubarb mix which is quite nice and I'll have a slice please, thank-you very much. My sister-in-law who is also a very good baker, better than I, makes a yummy rhubarb pie, just rhubarb and I'd like two slices if you can spare them. Nobody wanted that last slice did they? I'll split it with you.

X

PS I like apple pie too. ... actually just about any pie ... except cherry pie ... cherries are best just as they are.

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Originally Posted by scarface

I mean, call me an idiot, but if it has strawberries in it, isn't it a Strawberry-Rhubarb pie? Every rhubarb pie I've ever had had rhubarb - that's it - no berries, just rhubarb and a lot of sugar and other pie stuff, but no other fruit.



-whatever

-Lou

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It's just that I refuse to recognize such an abomination!

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?????:confused: :thinking:

-do tell. Never heard of either one of those....but, then again, I'm just stuck out in the wastelands of the western wilderness....

-whatever

-Lou

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Lou,
Shoo-fly and Snitz are Amish favorites. Shoo-fly being heavy sweet molasass and crumbs. The name supposedly came from it's extreme swetness attracting flies as they sat on a windowsill cooling. Snitz is basically dried apples, apple sauce and apple butter with cinamon blended into a loose filling. Great stuff.

I think the whole Strawberry thing was to reduce the tartness of the Rhubarb instead of all sugar.

Tony

Pie schmie. You guys should try some Rhubarb and Apple Crumble.


mmmmmmm....



With hot custard.:bow

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Originally Posted by majurey

Pie schmie. You guys should try some Rhubarb and Apple Crumble.


mmmmmmm....



With hot custard.:bow

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...and sharp cheddar cheese melted on top?....pl-e-e-e-e-a-s-e!!!!!:w

-whatever

_lou

Ok --- so what is rhubarb ? --- what does it taste like? I like pecan, pumpkin, blue berry, black berry, hell all pies ----


Justin

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Originally Posted by jaegerhund

Ok --- so what is rhubarb ? --- what does it taste like? I like pecan, pumpkin, blue berry, black berry, hell all pies ----


Justin

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You're kidding me? have you ever had sorell or better yet, have you ever sucked on a lemon while eating celery?
think of reddish colored stalks that resemble celery in looks and texture but taste like sorell. If you dont know what sorell taste like, think lemon!! you now have an idea of what rhubarb looks and tastes like. now cut into small pieces, add sugar and a little flour (as a thickening agent), put it into a pie shell and bake. That, my boy, is rhubarb pie!!

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Originally Posted by JMS

You're kidding me? have you ever had sorell or better yet, have you ever sucked on a lemon while eating celery?
think of reddish colored stalks that resemble celery in looks and texture but taste like sorell. If you dont know what sorell taste like, think lemon!! you now have an idea of what rhubarb looks and tastes like. now cut into small pieces, add sugar and a little flour (as a thickening agent), put it into a pie shell and bake. That, my boy, is rhubarb pie!!

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I've heard of it but never had it -- isn't there a John Fogerty song about it?

Justin

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Originally Posted by jaegerhund

I've heard of it but never had it -- isn't there a John Fogerty song about it?

Justin

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The ballad of rhubarb pie?

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The ballad of rhubarb pie?

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This ain't John Fogerty but : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwyoMlN_xL0

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Originally Posted by jaegerhund

This ain't John Fogerty but : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwyoMlN_xL0

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Thank you Justin. Much appreciated!

:HJ
For Lou: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhubarb_crumble

Turn to the dark side Lou... you know you want to!

Pie is good. But crumble is perfection. Whatever fruit pie you guys favour, you'll not be turning back if you try the crumble version.

And don't forget the hot custard. (Cheddar is optional, but not recommended.)