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In reply to the discussion: My Pies [View all]mindem
(1,580 posts)37. Booze can really help a flavor profile
I used real rum for the Black Bottom Pie instead of rum flavoring and it put the custard over the top. Potash or perlash was used quite a bit in German recipes as a leavening agent. Some of the recipes I worked on called for heartsbane, it felt like reading the instructions for a potion vs. a recipe.
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Those look georgeous! I'd feel awful eating them, but even the rosettes look delicious.
Squinch
Jul 2018
#5
ok. i ain't winning any awards for presentation. at least mine are tasty.
pansypoo53219
Jul 2018
#19
Call me crazy, but I feel if we can still make pies like these beauties, mindem,
peequod
Jul 2018
#23