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Mrs. Smiths Pies Does anyone buy Mrs. Smiths pies for Thanksgiving. I have been buying them for years. (Yes I am bad, I do not bake them from scratch). Well when I opened the boxes this year they were tiny. I mean teeny tiny. My mom checked her frezzer she had 2 pies from January 2008 frozen. Well my pies I bought last week were 27 oz. Hers from January were 37oz. Imagine all the people going to bake them tomorrow morning to serve 10 or more people. I had to laugh. How sad. Talk about cutting back. LOL:thumbdown |
Years ago Mrs. Smith's pies were huge. I've noticed them getting smaller and smaller every year. I can't imagine how they could make them even smaller this year and still call them a pie. At this point, I think they should be called tarts. :D |
wow!!! i buy those too :thumbdown:( |
Tarts So funny, I was thinking Pie for one. But I like tarts. It certainly looks like one. :mad::thumbdown |
I forgot to mention My friend always put her Mrs. Smiths pie into a big ceramic pie plate to serve. She laughed when she tried it tonight and said well this won't work anymore. :eek: |
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I used this recipe with braeburn apples and I added brown sugar to the topping. Crunch Top Apple Pie Recipe : Paula Deen : Food Network |
I tried making home made pie crust once for a strawberry pie--BLECH! It was more trouble than it was worth. I threw my 3 separate attempts away and went and bought a pie crust LOL |
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1 Attachment(s) Look at the pie I made today. It is too pretty to eat if I do say so myself!!! (I did cheat and buy frozen crust) There is a great crust recipe I have that uses veg oil instead of shortening that is so easy! It came from my Mom's old black and red Betty Crocker recipe book. |
I haven't bought one of those pies......but I am upset because my meringue (?) didn't turn out on my chocolate cream pie....sigh....:( |
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I'm making a Pumpkin Pie right now for tomorrow. I used a can of Pumpkin Pie filling I got last year on clearance after the holidays for .25 cents!! ;) I'm proud of that savings! |
Og you scared me We bought one this year I thought there was something wrong with them ! lol |
yea, the pies have definately shrunk. But I always bake my own for the holidays and feed people store ones when I have the whim. :) i have a recipe for a crust that tastes like sugar cookie and is DELICIOUS with pumpkin pie or apple...actually its pretty darn good with any kind if you're interested. Its a ton easier to make than traditional pie crust. |
My husband is our pie baker. Today he is making a pumpkin pie and an apple pie. I don't particularly like baking pies, but I like eating them :D I know a lot of things have shrunk in size lately. It would be fun/maddening to have a number of things to compare just to see how much we are getting ripped off :rolleyes: Happy Thanksgiving all! |
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