Page 8 - Pie It Forward: Pies, Tarts, Tortes, Galettes, and Other Pastries Reinvented
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You think you know pie: the double crusts, the
lattices, the crumbles, and the pots. But what do
you REALLY know about it? Can you honestly say
that in your relationship with these flaky and
tender-crusted vessels of deliciousness you’ve
bothered to ask about pie’s past, its adventures in
history, and its development from a thick-walled,
inedibly crusted caloric delivery system to a
coveted homespun delicacy? I thought not. As the
resident pie expert and official member of the
High Order of the Keepers of the Crust, I have
orchestrated this introduction:
READER, MEET PIE. PIE, MEET READER.
READER: So how old are you, really?
