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On Oct 31, 8:32*am, 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.
>
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> * * * * * * *Wayne Boatwright * * * * * *
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>
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> Date: Friday, 10(X)/31(XXXI)/08(MMVIII)
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> * * * * * * Today is: Halloween * * * * * *
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> * * * * * 1wks 3dys 15hrs 30mins * * * * *
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> *Let there be spaces in your togetherness.


You are absolutely right on with your method....