Friday's Unscientific Poll: Pie (sweet)

[nanila]

Poll #17125 Pie (sweet)

Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 55

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Pecan or pumpkin?

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Pecan!
26 (56.5%)

Pumpkin!
20 (43.5%)

Whipped cream?

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The stuff from the can is fine
20 (36.4%)

Freshly made please
35 (63.6%)

Change "whipped" to "ice" and I'll think about it
19 (34.5%)

No thank you
3 (5.5%)

Ticky?

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I reject the false binary imposed upon me by the first question.
25 (45.5%)

I have eaten too much pie
6 (10.9%)

I would like some pie
37 (67.3%)

Ticky!
27 (49.1%)

Comments

A few, biased, notes regarding pumpkin pies

[ed_rex]

• Contrary to popular belief, the extremely cheap and extremely large jack-o'-lantern pumpkins make brilliant pies. I am told the "pie pumpkins" are sweeter, but so what?


• Every recipe calls for too much sugar with the fruit. Try cutting it by a quarter; next year, try cutting the sugar content by a full third. You'll thank me for it; and


• along with the allspice and nutmeg, be generous with garam masala. I discovered that by accident, mistaking the latter for another spice entirely. The result was universally acknowledged to be the best pie all half-dozen or so sundry had ever tasted.

That's it. But really, I can't emphasize this enough: it hurts me to see so many jack-o'-lantern pumpkins just wasted. They're delicious!

Re: A few, biased, notes regarding pumpkin pies

[nanila]

I've made pie from jack-o'-lantern pumpkins and can't tell the difference. Surely all you have to do if you want a sweeter pumpkin pie is, um, add more sugar? Although this contradicts your next point. :P

Garam masala! I will add it to my next pumpkin pie.

Re: A few, biased, notes regarding pumpkin pies

[ed_rex]

I look forward to learning of your results. (Also, jack-o-lantern pumpkins make equally good soup. Damn but it bugs me to seem them go to waste! I'm a little crazed on the subject, I'm coming to realize.)