[PW] Re: Unsweetened Plum Pie

[Jeanne Schramm]

Here is a plum pie recipe from Germany which involves sprinkling sugar on
the top:
Go to www.germanculture.com.ua and enter "Plum Pie" in the search box.
Jeanne Schramm, WLSC, W. Liberty, WV  26074

On 9/7/06, K. Bary <karenbary at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> Hi All,
>
>   I haven't been subscribed to the list since it was Stumpers, and I've
> really missed it!  I am the patron here, so no hurry:
>
>   I just bought a house with a plum tree laden with ripe fruit.  My
> husband keeps talking about a pie his mother used to make.  It had a single
> pastry crust, and was unsweetened.  The family would spoon sugar on the
> individual slices.  My mother-in-law was a native New Yorker, and she would
> have made the pie in the 50s and 60s.
>
>   Apparently, the sugar thing was not a recipe error, since she always
> made the pie this way.  I'm thinking it might be a regional delicacy, or
> perhaps it's got a special name that I haven't hit on, since I haven't been
> able to turn anything up yet.
>
>   Are any of you familiar with a pie like this?  My husband hasn't SAID it
> would make his life complete if I make the pie, but since he brings it up
> every time we talk about the plum tree, I know it would make him very
> happy.  Thanks for any help.
>
>   Karen Bary
>   Westminster Public Library
>   Westminster, Colorado
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