I was wandering through our local King Soopers (Kroger) over the weekend
and saw pies on sale. We had finished the last of the Thanksgiving
pumpkin pie and thrown out the last of the chocolate bourbon pecan
(ick), promising ourselves NO MORE DESSERTS till Christmas.

I glanced casually over the display and saw...Marionberry pie! I have
never had marionberry anything, but remember a number of ex-PNW friends
raving about them, so I caved and bought the pie. It was exceptional,
especially with the leftover whipped cream which I had fortunately
forgotten to throw away.

I guess it's just another benefit you left-coasters have over those of
us stuck in the Frozen Middle. (Lets see--IKEA, Trader Joe's, citrus
trees, AN OCEAN, fresh seafood, and now, marionberries. The list keeps
getting longer. Life just ain't fair.)

;-)
gloria p

"Puester" > wrote in message
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>I was wandering through our local King Soopers (Kroger) over the weekend
>and saw pies on sale. We had finished the last of the Thanksgiving pumpkin
>pie and thrown out the last of the chocolate bourbon pecan (ick), promising
>ourselves NO MORE DESSERTS till Christmas.
>
> I glanced casually over the display and saw...Marionberry pie! I have
> never had marionberry anything, but remember a number of ex-PNW friends
> raving about them, so I caved and bought the pie. It was exceptional,
> especially with the leftover whipped cream which I had fortunately
> forgotten to throw away.


I've never heard of marionberries. Do they have another name as well?
Maybe us Ozzies know it as something else.

Jen

Jen wrote:
> "Puester" > wrote in message
> ...
>> I was wandering through our local King Soopers (Kroger) over the weekend
>> and saw pies on sale. We had finished the last of the Thanksgiving pumpkin
>> pie and thrown out the last of the chocolate bourbon pecan (ick), promising
>> ourselves NO MORE DESSERTS till Christmas.
>>
>> I glanced casually over the display and saw...Marionberry pie! I have
>> never had marionberry anything, but remember a number of ex-PNW friends
>> raving about them, so I caved and bought the pie. It was exceptional,
>> especially with the leftover whipped cream which I had fortunately
>> forgotten to throw away.
>
>
> I've never heard of marionberries. Do they have another name as well?
> Maybe us Ozzies know it as something else.
>
> Jen
>
>


I thought I had heard they were a hybrid, and local to the U.S. Pacific
Northwest but I didn't know much else about them.

Go to:

http://www.marionberries.com/home.htm

for an explanation.

gloria p

"Puester" > wrote in message
...
>I was wandering through our local King Soopers (Kroger) over the weekend
>and saw pies on sale. We had finished the last of the Thanksgiving pumpkin
>pie and thrown out the last of the chocolate bourbon pecan (ick), promising
>ourselves NO MORE DESSERTS till Christmas.
>
> I glanced casually over the display and saw...Marionberry pie! I have
> never had marionberry anything, but remember a number of ex-PNW friends
> raving about them, so I caved and bought the pie. It was exceptional,
> especially with the leftover whipped cream which I had fortunately
> forgotten to throw away.
>

You have no self control. I like that in a person.

"Puester" > wrote in message
...
> Jen wrote:
>> "Puester" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> I was wandering through our local King Soopers (Kroger) over the weekend
>>> and saw pies on sale. We had finished the last of the Thanksgiving
>>> pumpkin pie and thrown out the last of the chocolate bourbon pecan
>>> (ick), promising ourselves NO MORE DESSERTS till Christmas.
>>>
>>> I glanced casually over the display and saw...Marionberry pie! I have
>>> never had marionberry anything, but remember a number of ex-PNW friends
>>> raving about them, so I caved and bought the pie. It was exceptional,
>>> especially with the leftover whipped cream which I had fortunately
>>> forgotten to throw away.
>>
>>
>> I've never heard of marionberries. Do they have another name as well?
>> Maybe us Ozzies know it as something else.
>>
>> Jen
>
>
> I thought I had heard they were a hybrid, and local to the U.S. Pacific
> Northwest but I didn't know much else about them.
>
> Go to:
>
> http://www.marionberries.com/home.htm
>
> for an explanation.


Just looking at the picture makes my mouth water.

Jen