My mom told us about a family tradition of Pie Night. Somewhere, some family started inviting friends and neighbors over on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving for Pie. Just pie. Pie for dinner. Everyone brings a pie and you can eat all the pie you want.
Thanksgiving is usually spent with family, and this made a way to celebrate with friends and eat FIRST what I am almost too full to enjoy after turkey and trimmings.
Throughout the years we have had many Pie Nights at our home, sometimes a few weeks before Thanksgiving, or even after, stretching out the holiday. We are never disappointed with the event!
This year for Pie Night it was the December Elder's Quorum activity! Someone made chix pot pies (first to go) and there were pumpkin versions, a frozen lemonade pie, apple, oatmeal/granola pie, Reese's Pieces pie, a pomegranite-raspberry pie (mine!) and Mr. L made 3 pink grapefruit pies, using his grandfather's recipe. Think lemon meringue filling but grapefruit flavored, and with big chunks of fresh grapefruit. Sweet and tart. Top layer is real whipping cream with frozen strawberry jam stirred in. The pies turned out perfectly, yummy. I'm just drooling thinking about them. Time for lunch. Which won't be pie.
2 comments:
Those were some good pie.
I am definetely missing your excellent cooking this week.
Along with good conversation, hugs, beauty, color, smiles, love.... etc.
Love you!
so sad we missed out. There is always next year!
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