Chip, What is the world coming to when people don't know what a "fried pie" is??????? I had to explain a fried pie to someone the other day. I may not know exactly what quiche (sp) is, (been there, done that), but I DO know what a fried pie is, and if you ain't had one, you ain't lived! Plain and simple. My great-aunt used to make fried apple pies every year for decoration at one of the cemeteries where many of my family are buried. As children, we couldn't wait till she arrived laden with bowls and dishes of food and that huge platter of fried apple pies. It never seemed there were enough of them. In later years, as we grew older (and perhaps more ambitious) we'd sneak up to the long table, groaning under the weight of all that food, and quickly slip a hand under the clothe covering the food, grab a couple of pies and hide them till after "dinner on the ground" was over and it was time for dessert. Great Aunt Virgie would always say the same thing, "I just don't know what happened to those pies", when she'd see the empty platter. But there was always a twinkle in her eyes because she knew we children had already hidden then away for our later consumption. Then she'd bring out another platter full for everyone else. Aunt Virgie always made her pies from scratch. She dried her own apples, rendered her own lard and made her own dough crust. She's made so many fried apple pies in the last 80 years, she's probably fried pie queen of the county. And let me tell you all something - corn oil just don't cut it when it comes to making fried pies. You got to have lard and a cast iron skillet. And if they're cooked on a wood stove, all the better to eat (though certainly not for the cook in the hot summertime down south). Too bad there isn't some way to send "fried pies" over the internet. Maybe one day, we'll be able to do that. Edgar -----Original Message----- From: Morom01@aol.com <Morom01@aol.com> To: TNCHAT-L@rootsweb.com <TNCHAT-L@rootsweb.com> Date: 31 May, 2000 9:42 AM Subject: [TNCHAT] Fried Pies and other Tennessee eatin' >In a message dated 5/31/00 10:29:22 AM Eastern Daylight Time, >edby3@netease.net writes: > ><< you promised to buy the fried pies this year at the Fair!!!! >> > >Other than collard greens there may not be a more common Tennessee food than >fried pies. For those of you on the list that don't know what fried pies are, >they're just like normal pies but the difference is the crust wraps around >the filling. Then the whole pocket of crust and filling are either pan fried >or deep fried. MMMMM that's good eatin' especially with a little homemade >Vaniller' Ice cream. > >There is no more common a country thing than gathering around the table with >family on Sunday afternoon and eating. It's still a common practice here in >Tennessee. This is how family history used to be passed to the next >generation. I wish I had listened to my grandparents talk about who was who's >mom and who was who's uncle. But I was a teenager back then and didn't think >it was important. What a waste. > >Sunday table eating is almost as common as Moon Pies and RC Cola! > >Any of the rest of you have and special treats you remember eating as a kid? >Maybe something grandma sneaked you when mom and dad weren't looking? > >Chip > > >==== TNCHAT Mailing List ==== >TNCHAT is an open to the public mailing list, >for Tennessee history and genealogy questions. >This is a list administered by the TNGenWeb Project. >"Be nice rules apply." >This mailing list is freely provided by RootsWeb >http://www.rootsweb.com/ > >