Memories of Grandma’s Pie

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https://guelph-real-estate.ca/g9r199f8q3 Grandma’s Pie © 2013 Bo Mackison

https://paradiseperformingartscenter.com/n8py091v3xj “No one who cooks, cooks alone. Even at her most solitary, a cook in the kitchen is surrounded by generations of cooks past, the advice and menus of cooks present, the wisdom of cookbook writers.” ~ source site Laurie Colwin

follow https://getdarker.com/editorial/articles/wxfdzje5g I remember the tiny dough birds.

source site It was a grand day when I was big enough to stand on a wooden chair and reach the work surface of the kitchen counter. I was perhaps 4 or 5. As my great-grandmother rolled dough for her pies, she would give me bits of pie dough and I would make tiny sculpted birds. Then we’d bake my dough birds on a small tray, next to her fruit pies.

go to link source site Whenever I make a pie crust, I make a tiny bird.

https://mocicc.org/agricultura/whgc6nfs They were a bit grimy from being shaped and re-shaped, and they certainly were not flaky, considering a light touch is necessary for a light crust. But they were delightful treats, especially when shared with my grandmother.

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source About Bo Mackison

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