Curly Sue wrote:

>
> >To me, a pie is only worth eating if made fresh. I can handle homemade
> >pie leftover, but commercial pies have nasty crusts to begin with and
> >don't improve with time between baking, purchase and consumption. It is
> >one of those items that I'd be sad to eat knowing it could have been
> >soooo much better if I'd done it myself.
>
> I don't mind leftover pie. In fact, pumpkin pie gets better over the
> next few days as the spice and pumpkin flavors meld, similar to stew.

There seems to be two (or more) schools of thought on that one. Some people
like pies hot. Some like them warm. I prefer them cool, and some are better
the next day. I agree about the store bought pies. They aren't great at
their best, and they can get nasty.