November 23, 2010

• I'm Bringing The Pie...

   to the Xanga Thanksgiving Smorgasbord, 2010!
  

  hosted by ItsWhatEyeKnow
  

  PIE JOKES
  Jolene was only 8 years old and lived in the country with her parents and brother
  Consequently they did not often have visitors from the city.
  One day Jolene's mother said that father
  was bringing two guests home for Thanksgiving supper.
  After they had enjoyed the turkey, Jolene went to the kitchen to help her mother,
  and proudly brought in the first piece of pumpkin pie and gave it to her father.
  He then passed the plate to a guest.
  When Jolene came in with the second piece and gave it to his father,
  he again gave it to a guest.
  This was too much for Little Jolene, who blurted out,
  'It's no use, Daddy. The pieces are all the same size.'

  

  PIE QUOTES
  - “Let’s stop for a moment to admire the rotating pies.”
  ~ David Letterman

  Good apple pies are a considerable part of our domestic happiness
  ~Jane Austen
  
  The first written mention of a fruit pie:
  "Thy breath is like the steame of apple-pyes.
  "~Robert Greene, 'Arcadia' (1589)
  

  
  
  

  “Vegetables are a must on a diet.
  I suggest carrot cake, zucchini bread, and pumpkin pie.”
  ~Jimmie Davis
  
  - “It’s apple pies that make the menfolks’ mouths water.
  Pies made from apples like these.”
  ~ the Queen in “Snow White”
  
  "Almost everything that I behold in this wonderful country
  bears traces of improvement and reform - everything except Pie."
  ~George Augustus Sala, British journalist. 'America Revisited' (1882)
  
  

  
  

  PIE ON THE SCREEN
  The Greatest Pie Fights in Movies
  
  
  Barf-o-rama!
  From the movie  'Stand By Me'
  This clip never fails to make me laugh out loud!
  ...and the fat lady barfed in her purse....

  
  

  Driving Miss Daisy
  I can not find a clip of it but my favorite Pie Scene
  in a movie is from the end of Driving Miss Daisy.
  Hoke goes to see Miss Daisy on Thanksgiving at the nursing home
  and feeds her her pie,it is the sweetest scene.

  Gracie Burns...
  In the show they are keeping a friends daughter for the weekend.
  She is at the table doing her homework....
  Gracie:  " Tell me something from what you are working on"
  The girl:  "It is geometry and it won't make sense.
  Gracie: "Aww,come on ,I was in school once too...."
  The girl:  " pi R squared"
  Gracie: " Is THAT what they are teaching you in school these days?
  No,honey....Pie are round, crackers are squared!!"

  
  EASY PIE RECIPES
  
  Lime Cheesecake Pie
  1 (9 inch) graham cracker crust
  1 (8 oz.) pkg. cream cheese, softened
  1 (14 oz.) can Eagle sweetened condensed milk
  1/3 c. lime juice
  1 tsp. vanilla

  In large mixer bowl, beat cheese until fluffy. Gradually beat sweetened condensed milk until smooth. Stir in key lime juice and vanilla. Pour into crust. Chill 3 hours or until set.

  
  
  Easy Blueberry Pie
  Crust:
  1 1/2 c. flour
  1 1/2 tsp. sugar
  1/2 tsp. salt
  Mix these dry ingredients together in the plate.
  Wisk together 1/2 c. of vegetable oil and 2 T. milk.
  Pour over dry ingredients and work together
  with your fingers til it makes a ball of dough.
  Press out into the pie plate.

  Filling:
  4 c. fresh blueberries
  1/2 c. powdered sugar
  1/3 c. flour
  1/2 tsp. cinnamon

  Topping:
  3/4 c. all-purpose flour
  1/2 c. firmly packed brown sugar
  1/2 tsp cinnamon
  1/3 c. butter
  Prepare pastry for one crust pie using 9 inch pan. Heat oven to 375.
  In large bowl combine all filling ingredients; blend well.
  Spoon into pastry lined pan. In bowl, blend topping ingredients with fork until crumbly.
  Sprinkle over filling. Bake at 375 for 40-45 minutes or until topping is golden brown.
  
  

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