tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post7008825670115482853..comments2023-11-05T03:56:08.325-08:00Comments on Murrmurrs: Crusty Old BroadMurr Brewsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-21793702829415707242011-10-04T22:24:17.695-07:002011-10-04T22:24:17.695-07:00A fruit fly pie doesn't sound too good, but I ...A fruit fly pie doesn't sound too good, but I guess I could go for a piece of good homemade blackberry pie. About the only pies we ever get in our house are Moon pies and those very rarely since they're hard to find in Southern California. Then there's the frozen pecan pie that's been in the freezer for about five years. I wonder if it's still good? I keep meaning to checkArlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-41551069176134846222011-10-04T17:59:44.349-07:002011-10-04T17:59:44.349-07:00I don't mind. I'm passing on the Amnesia P...I don't mind. I'm passing on the Amnesia Pie, myself.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-25906058792162142382011-10-04T17:25:33.912-07:002011-10-04T17:25:33.912-07:00Anyone who bakes a pie is an angel. How could it ...Anyone who bakes a pie is an angel. How could it be different? Pies are the most angelic things on earth. <br />But I believe I will pass on your dammit dammit dammit dammit famous you dirty low-down bastard son-of-a-Republican hazelnut don't you come stumbling in here at four in the morning, you can just sleep right there on the floor where you passed out crust none of my friends have to Mr. Charlestonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17497415823443875308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-6606414953178721532011-10-04T15:26:20.043-07:002011-10-04T15:26:20.043-07:00Obviously you've missed your calling in Public...Obviously you've missed your calling in Public Relations. Signed, Not so great with crusts in PortlandJessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05586767748367692023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-12228711027655725832011-10-04T09:27:59.540-07:002011-10-04T09:27:59.540-07:00continents in a kitchen! mercator projected or so...continents in a kitchen! mercator projected or some weird culinary calculus?Chris Mendehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11621687386892244160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-85306681781502393912011-10-04T06:20:59.079-07:002011-10-04T06:20:59.079-07:00My gawd, woman.
Who bakes a years worth of pies, ...My gawd, woman.<br /> Who bakes a years worth of pies, you lunatic? And how many pies does a clan need for a year? And do you make an assortment? Or do you just make the ones YOU like? And--and---oh hell. I'm foaming at the mouth just thinking about all this, since Turkey Day is at my house this year and I will be baking pies pies and more pies.<br /><br /> And I was having a good Oktober soAkanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00513632434353119491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-2779223474484862972011-10-03T08:54:37.619-07:002011-10-03T08:54:37.619-07:00Happy (Belated) Birthday :)Happy (Belated) Birthday :)Steph(anie)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01345590378662641435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-64017430141449065122011-10-03T06:40:08.896-07:002011-10-03T06:40:08.896-07:00Oh God, absolutely hilarious. But HOW in the world...Oh God, absolutely hilarious. But HOW in the world do you make a "year's supply" of pies actually last for a year? If I made that many goodies at once, we'd just eat them faster.Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-18505281143789314932011-10-02T23:15:25.796-07:002011-10-02T23:15:25.796-07:00Ah yes--"unusually large, vicious, carnivorou...Ah yes--"unusually large, vicious, carnivorous koalas." Must be related to Jimmy Carter's killer bunnies.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-7572760570219359612011-10-02T23:08:44.755-07:002011-10-02T23:08:44.755-07:00Elephants Child answered your question about the D...Elephants Child answered your question about the Drop Bear and for anyone who wants further proof of widespread inanity Down Under, it's even on Wiki<br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drop_beardinahmowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00052642938090553088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-27408051610099619412011-10-02T22:21:07.328-07:002011-10-02T22:21:07.328-07:00Keep rolling your pin, Murr. Crust is highly overr...Keep rolling your pin, Murr. Crust is highly overrated and only a vehicle for filling transfer to the mouth. However, I'm going to have to print off Sculptori's Hazelnut recipe and stick it in the drawer with my other good intentions. The last pie I made, I just baked the filling. I was too lazy to make crust.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-3581898676244442462011-10-02T21:19:58.297-07:002011-10-02T21:19:58.297-07:00You crack me up. If someone put a table of content...You crack me up. If someone put a table of contents on your blog and asked how many people wanted to read it, no hands would rise. But they really do. You are very funny. <br /><br /><i>I'm the baker in this household, not from any particular talent for it, but by default, since Dave refuses to follow a recipe per se and prefers to let inspiration be his guide.</i> <br /><br />That doesn’t John Mystehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16263634313238599515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-83090396228887380612011-10-02T19:28:12.031-07:002011-10-02T19:28:12.031-07:00With all these commentaries about slaying Bears, a...With all these commentaries about slaying Bears, and Bear suet and the like, I'm not sure if this is a safe place for me.<br />I'm gone, even without the pie.Rob-bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00171692478879522588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-91210866953886346822011-10-02T17:53:48.598-07:002011-10-02T17:53:48.598-07:00Fruit fly maggots! You know how I feel about claw ...Fruit fly maggots! You know how I feel about <i>claw my skin off, prickly heat, histamine hell</i> fruit flies. I love blackberry pie, but now I'll be awake itching all night at the very thought. Maybe you could disguise them with ice cream...Maggot A La Mode.Nancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15166865250789996825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-33975506135288172962011-10-02T16:24:16.772-07:002011-10-02T16:24:16.772-07:00Well, the beginning on this post had me tempted to...Well, the beginning on this post had me tempted to hop in my car and drive up the 101 for a visit and some free pie. But after "Shitcakes" and "I Can't Believe It's Not Rising," I realized I could stay at home and eat my own crappy baking. <br /><br />Happy Birthday.injaynesworldhttp://injaynesworld.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-35558335387878312982011-10-02T12:13:26.419-07:002011-10-02T12:13:26.419-07:00If that wasn't a perfect Sunday morning chuckl...If that wasn't a perfect Sunday morning chuckle, I don't know what is :-) That last pie name was my fav! Did anyone ever eat any of your Amnesia Pie?!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-7344593440869597952011-10-02T04:14:36.351-07:002011-10-02T04:14:36.351-07:00Snortworthy?
It sure is, and, let me tell you, I r...Snortworthy?<br />It sure is, and, let me tell you, I rarely snort.<br /><br />I never bake pies, or anything else, for that matter, baking being a foreign language to me. I was going to ask, is it allowed to admit to buying frozen cake? It does away with the need to fast-freeze, which is always such a faff.<br /><br />My best thoughts about death always come when I'm ironing, so I try to do Frikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-11824670900647102342011-10-01T23:30:21.621-07:002011-10-01T23:30:21.621-07:00Sitting here, laughing on my 61st, I can only be t...Sitting here, laughing on my 61st, I can only be thankful that I have 1) an eldest daughter who is baker supreme with an apple crumble cooling on the table and 2) I don't have a large freezer. <br /><br />Ever since the episode of strawberries (we have them growing all over the hill as ground cover) with bees - my family has requested that I stick to soups. Apparently the fuzziness was not Hollyhttp://www.proseknitic.denoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-77226604566504135922011-10-01T21:47:26.312-07:002011-10-01T21:47:26.312-07:00A drop bear is a large and possibly mythical anima...A drop bear is a large and possibly mythical animal which drops out of gum trees onto campers and steals their supplies of Bundaberg Rum. I think I have that right - it originated in a very clever series of ads for Bundaberg Rum.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-55843952205118198582011-10-01T21:26:12.815-07:002011-10-01T21:26:12.815-07:00Thanks, Susan! Rose, craziest thing, and I think I...Thanks, Susan! Rose, craziest thing, and I think I have my sainted mom to blame, but I just can't bring myself to buy a pie crust. <br /><br />Linda Koons, I have on hand a foolproof pie crust recipe with genuine Crisco, vinegar and egg, and I use it for my normal pies. Huckleberries are more precious and require a greater degree of difficulty plus the vocabulary to go with.<br /><br />Oh, Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-53296620266754335562011-10-01T20:53:41.181-07:002011-10-01T20:53:41.181-07:00Tears are flowing, and I am watching the pangaea o...Tears are flowing, and I am watching the pangaea of pie crust, flour flying, and Dave leaving--I have been there with you, sister. But, never ever did I have the command of colorful metaphors and flowing lava of language. You rule.Susan Kanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834094675218254410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-25523955820352753462011-10-01T20:30:00.094-07:002011-10-01T20:30:00.094-07:00I thought all pie crust was frozen and available f...I thought all pie crust was frozen and available for purchase at the stores?? Little old ladies created them for all of us who do not have the time, patience or notion to make them ourselves. I love those little old ladies! I also use them for Quiche Lorraine! Mmmmm!Rose Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07180873324576064516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-17198018316955901832011-10-01T19:23:29.686-07:002011-10-01T19:23:29.686-07:00Ah yes, Anne, Chocolate Weekend! See? I can make s...Ah yes, Anne, Chocolate Weekend! See? I can make some stuff. Although the pots de creme sometimes have to be renamed too. (Brown Rubber Bits! Mmm!)<br /><br />Ahab, you're better off not knowing.<br /><br />Thanks Mary Ann! I have no doubt at all you could whip up a recipe using only dead bear and fir duff, too.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-66392088540335832302011-10-01T18:32:35.842-07:002011-10-01T18:32:35.842-07:00Anne writes: You made a might good 'pots de c...Anne writes: You made a might good 'pots de creme' (sp?) one Labor Day Weekend... I just remember it seemed to take forever to get your little ramikens(?) back to you.... btw.... thanks for the recipe... Jerry bakes the pies around here!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-42099053589985928002011-10-01T17:40:10.195-07:002011-10-01T17:40:10.195-07:00Just in case anyone wants the "NEW FOOLPROOF ...Just in case anyone wants the "NEW FOOLPROOF PIE CRUST with Hazelnuts" recipe, here it is (you could substitute other nuts, or leave them out and adjust the amount of flour up a quarter cup or so)<br /><br />If you pass this recipe on, I would appreciate being given credit for it! Mary Ann Dabritz, Portland, Oregon<br /><br />NEW FOOLPROOF PIE CRUST with Hazelnuts<br /><br />4 cups sculptor1https://www.blogger.com/profile/01342942066482312114noreply@blogger.com