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Originally posted by flesheatingvirus:
And green chile.

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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

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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

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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.

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Originally posted by 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.

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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.

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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.