On Mon, 08 Nov 2010 13:46:59 -0500, Jim Elbrecht wrote:

> blake murphy > wrote:
>
>>On Sun, 07 Nov 2010 15:24:37 -0500, Jim Elbrecht wrote:
>
> -snip-
> pavane pointed out;
>>>>| Well, key lime cheesecake is not key lime pie. If you want to have
>>>>| productive fun, make him a real key lime pie,
>>> -snip-
>>>
>>>>The best I have ever had comes from Joe's Stone Crab in Miami Beach. I didn't realize the
>>>>recipe was on the Internet, here is the link:
>>>>http://www.joesstonecrab.com/recipes/keylime.html
>>>>
>>>>...a bit less eggy, a bit more limey.
>>>
>>> Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. I made them both. The 'proof' was last
>>> night. We might try the cheesecake again someday-- but it came in a
>>> distant second last night. 6 votes for the pie, 0 for the
>>> cheesecake, but everyone said 'it was real good. . . but that pie!'.
>>>
>>> Thanks for the suggestion and the link. Two comments on my results.
>>> 1. It says to butter the pie plate- I've now edited mine to say
>>> "heavily butter" - my crust stuck.
>>> 2. It says to freeze for 20 minutes before serving. Mine might not
>>> have been cooked firm enough - but I'm going for an hour next time.
>>>
>>> But that flavor. .. ohhhh baby.
>>>
>>> Jim
>>
>>so what did you use for the lime juice?
>
> Why Key Limes, of course.:-) I would not disparage the real thing
> by calling an imitation a "Key" lime whatever.
>
> I have assembled some more Key limes, some persian limes, some
> ReaLime, a lemon, and some Nellie and Joe's and intend to put a Tbl or
> so in a cup of simple syrup and have a blind taste test next time I
> have a few 'victims' in the house. I was juggling too many things
> saturday to do it then.
>
> Jim

yeah, i gathered you used the real mccoy in another thread. please report
back if you do the blind test.

your pal,
blake