At the end of September, which was ridiculously long ago, my sister was in town and I felt it necessary that we do a PFR together, especially since I did pie solo in Montana. I was going to post this in October to celebrate two years of pie field research (two years!), but October got busy and I never got around to it. Now I think we should have a slice to celebrate the election. Anyway, here's our PFR, number 10 for this blog.
Every weekend this summer my Dad would buy a pie and some savory tarts from the
sweetest little old lady at the farmer's market. Alix and I decided to
judge a couple of slices of one of her pumpkins.
A little about my guest judge. My sister loves pumpkin pie. She said she considers herself to be more of a cake person, but she would make an exception for a slice of pumpkin. Unfortunately, this slice was not one of her favorites.
Ultimately she gave it a 2.5 out of 5. She found it different than most pumpkin pies she's had, and I have to agree it didn't taste up to the LOL's normal standard. She wanted more spices, and she found the filling more custardy than she was expecting and the crust hard and chewy.
I have to say this pie was a let down for me, too. You never want a poor pie experience, especially when you have prior expectations. All pies were not made equal, even the ones made by the little old lady at the farmer's market. She can't always be on target. But that is why we are continuing on our quest for good pie.
By the way, do you like logo I made for the PFRs?
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