Apple pie - where's the apple?

September 06, 2017, 04:37 PM

konata88

I actually don't buy a lot there. Actually, I only go there for the seafood. It's fresher there and they have a better selection and they have whole fish. Seafood is better there than other local markets.

But that's about all I buy there. Certainly not pie anymore

September 06, 2017, 05:09 PM

AZSigs

quote:
Originally posted by flesheatingvirus:
And green chile.

September 06, 2017, 10:07 PM

jimmy123x

quote:
Originally posted by konata88:
I actually don't buy a lot there. Actually, I only go there for the seafood. It's fresher there and they have a better selection and they have whole fish. Seafood is better there than other local markets.

But that's about all I buy there. Certainly not pie anymore

I agree. A bit spendy..... but it's fresh....Try some of their seafood chowders......the ones on the hot soup bar from Keys fisheries. They have a stone crab chowder that is excellent as well as a corn and crab chowder also excellent.

September 06, 2017, 10:52 PM

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if you can find some Northern Spy's they make a fantastic pie,

I usually find some at Greenwood Gourmet Grocery, on 250 just outside Crozet

I will check them out. It is still too early for local apples except Ginger Gold which ripens the end of August.

Also there is the old packing shed, now Rockfish Country Store at the foot of the mountain. I haven't been in there in years.

September 06, 2017, 11:15 PM

MitchbSC

If you have Amazon Prime, I wonder what the return policy is for slightly used but wholly unsatisfying Whole Foods pies?

(hint: Amazon bought out Whole Foods)

September 07, 2017, 02:45 PM

ChuckWall

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Originally posted by V-Tail:
Many years ago when we lived in the Chicago area, we used to buy ready-to-bake fruit pies in the local grocery stores. The brand was Chef Pierre.

Once they were baked, they were not really pretty to look at, as they would tend to fall apart when you cut them for serving. Not pretty at all, but they were the very best tasting store-bought pies I had ever encountered.

Consumer Reports rated them # 1, stating that they would fall apart because they had no gelatin or filler glueing them together; the filling for these fruit pies was primarily fruit!

They were really delicious. I have not found that brand for sale here in Florida, but this thread inspired me to do a little search. The company appears to still be active, they have a website, and I just used the "Contact Us" form to inquire about where to buy their products in the Orlando area.

Chef Pierre made THEE most wonderful apple dumpling. A little vanilla ice cream and heaven was within reach.

September 07, 2017, 02:50 PM

V-Tail

quote:
Originally posted by ChuckWall:
quote:
Originally posted by V-Tail:
Many years ago when we lived in the Chicago area, we used to buy ready-to-bake fruit pies in the local grocery stores. The brand was Chef Pierre.

Once they were baked, they were not really pretty to look at, as they would tend to fall apart when you cut them for serving. Not pretty at all, but they were the very best tasting store-bought pies I had ever encountered.

Consumer Reports rated them # 1, stating that they would fall apart because they had no gelatin or filler glueing them together; the filling for these fruit pies was primarily fruit!

They were really delicious. I have not found that brand for sale here in Florida, but this thread inspired me to do a little search. The company appears to still be active, they have a website, and I just used the "Contact Us" form to inquire about where to buy their products in the Orlando area.
Chef Pierre made THEE most wonderful apple dumpling. A little vanilla ice cream and heaven was within reach.

Not a fan of vanilla ice cream here, but some regular cream is great, or a wedge of cheddar cheese.

This thread inspired me to do an internet search for Chef Pierre. Found their website and contacted them to find out where their products are sold in the Orlando area. No joy. They don't do retail any more. They do institutional supply. Maybe I can have myself declared some sort of ... no, that won't work.

September 11, 2017, 08:30 PM

Sharp Shopper had the Chef Pierre pies this week. The unbaked apple was $2.99.

September 12, 2017, 01:33 PM

V-Tail

I never heard of "Sharp Shopper." Googled, looks like all the locations are in PA and VA.

September 12, 2017, 04:48 PM

You could fly up to the Waynesboro Airport and have Sharp Shopper bring over a few cases.

http://www.eaglesnest.aero/

September 12, 2017, 07:36 PM

zoom6zoom

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Originally posted by V-Tail:
I never heard of "Sharp Shopper." Googled, looks like all the locations are in PA and VA.

don't feel bad, i live in VA and I never heard of them either.

September 13, 2017, 05:45 PM

jimmy123x

How on earth can a pie that weighs 2lbs 4 ounce for $1.99 beans good at all?????

September 14, 2017, 10:15 AM

They buy over runs of products. They have Cheez It for $1.49, lean ground turkey 93/7% for $1.69 which sells for $4.00+ at other places.

September 14, 2017, 12:12 PM

thunderson

I got an apple pie from Costco today. Slightly smaller in size than the average manhole cover and loaded with apples. It had perhaps just a little too much cinnamon but was very good.

September 14, 2017, 04:41 PM

cne32507

This is the one I make for the holidays. Yes, it can be difficult for me, but IT LOOKS LIKE THE PICTURE!

Best-ever apple pie

September 14, 2017, 08:26 PM

Sunset_Va

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Originally posted by MNSIG:
I know what you mean. I stopped at KFC for lunch one day and had a small portion of their "apple pie" along with my chicken. The filling was a single slice of apple along with some sort of gelatinous slime that may or may not have been of Earthly origin.

^^^^^^^^
Apple Omega