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Default Thanksgiving Disasters

In article 0>,
Wayne Boatwright > wrote:

> On Fri 31 Oct 2008 08:03:35a, Omelet told us...
>
> > In article >,
> > "Bob Terwilliger" > wrote:
> >
> >> My own Thanksgiving disaster is nowhere NEAR as bad as those. I had a
> >> pie pan which simply refused to hold up a crust. I tried pre-baking
> >> crust after crust, and they all slid down the sides of the pan.
> >>
> >> Bob

> >
> > Didn't you crimp the edges around the rim?

>
> When pre-baking a crust, not only do I crimp a high edge around the rim,
> but I put it in the freezer. When it’s frozen firm, I line it with
> aluminum foil, pressing the sides tightly, then filling with pie weights.
> The edges never slump.


Mom always crimped heavily, and pre-baked. She never had a slumped
crust.
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