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Default Problem with my apple pie

"Reg" > wrote in message
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> Mordechai Housman wrote:
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>> I have been making simple apple pie, and I can't seem to get it the
>> way my mother used to make it.
>>
>> It always comes out to dry. My mother's apple pie used to have some
>> delicious liquid with it, and I can't figure out how to do it.
>>
>> My problem is with the filling. I use:
>>
>> Two or three fresh apples
>> Apple pie filling from a can
>> Sugar
>> Corn starch.
>>
>> What might I be doing wrong?
>>
>> Thanks for your help!
>>
>> Mordechai Housman

>
> Corn starch absorbs moisture. Cut back on it until your pie
> comes out with the moisture level you're looking for.


Ah. I see. Thanks!