# Are There Fruits That Don't Make Good Pies? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 28, 2009, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-fruits-that-dont-make-good-pies/519244 "2009-11-28T16:23:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Magicicada](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c67d28/32.png) [@Magicicada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magicicada)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2009, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-fruits-that-dont-make-good-pies/519244/21 "2009-11-29T02:42:56Z")
I made combo apple-and-pear pies a couple of times. I don’t remember for certain why I stopped, but I seem to remember that the pears were hard to slice and once baked turned noticeably mushy. Also there is such a thing as sweet potato pie. Apparently it is used as a substitute for pumpkin pie, or at least that was the way our grade school cafeteria used it. I’m assuming giant cans of sweet potatoes were cheaper than giant cans of pumpkin. ---
**Author:** ![Slithy\_Tove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slithy_tove/32/18248_2.png) [@Slithy\_Tove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slithy_Tove)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2009, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-fruits-that-dont-make-good-pies/519244/22 "2009-11-29T03:09:20Z")
> [@notfrommensa](#): > > Raison pie is one of my favorites. Hell, it’s my whole meaning for being. (c’mon, a lot of you wanted to say it!) ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2009, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-fruits-that-dont-make-good-pies/519244/23 "2009-11-29T03:21:07Z")
Some of the Thai fruits, such as one called _chompu_. I think it’s called “rose apple” in English, but it’s not an apple at all. I dislike it because it’s often so bland that it tastes like celery! As much as I detest durian, I’ve not minded durian cookies and ice cream I’ve tried, presumably because they dump a ton of sugar in with an ounce of durian, so maybe a durian pie would not be too terribly bad. Maybe. Jackfruit and pomelo would make very bad pies. ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Zappa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2009, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-fruits-that-dont-make-good-pies/519244/24 "2009-11-29T03:22:42Z")
> [@Aesiron](#): > > I’d eat a cucumber pie. > > I would not eat a grape pie, however. They’re pretty good, actually - texture is a bit like a blueberry pie. > **[Concord Grape Pie](https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/12289/concord-grape-pie-i/)** > > This late summer pie captures the incomparable flavors of concord grapes. Don't be tempted by seedless varieties like Thomcord—it's worth the extra step. The grapes are slipped out of their skins and the filling is run through a food mill or sieve to... I forget who first gave me that link but it was a Doper. They’re a LOT of work though - took me about 2 hours to prep the grapes for 2 pies, and my kitchen smelled like a Welch’s factory had exploded. But we’ve got half of a pie in the fridge, and the filling for another one in the freezer. ---
**Author:** ![freckafree](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/freckafree/32/3050_2.png) [@freckafree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/freckafree)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2009, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-fruits-that-dont-make-good-pies/519244/25 "2009-11-29T03:24:57Z")
There are plenty of recipes out there for frozen watermelon pies that are essentially sorbet or frozen chiffon in a pie shell. But I did find a recipe for a baked [watermelon pie](http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Incredible-Watermelon-Pie/Detail.aspx). Won’t some Doper venture off to make it? And when come back… ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2009, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-fruits-that-dont-make-good-pies/519244/26 "2009-11-29T03:27:47Z")
> [@bouv](#): > > I can’t recall ever hearing of or seeing a pineapple pie, but I google searched and…yup, there it is. Do the hot pineapple pies at places like MacDonald’s count? ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2009, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-fruits-that-dont-make-good-pies/519244/27 "2009-11-29T03:28:07Z")
> [@freckafree](#): > > There are plenty of recipes out there for frozen watermelon pies that are essentially sorbet or frozen chiffon in a pie shell. But I did find a recipe for a baked [watermelon pie](http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Incredible-Watermelon-Pie/Detail.aspx). > > Won’t some Doper venture off to make it? And when come back… How about cantaloupe pie? It would seem to me that would actually be easier to prepare than a watermelon pie. ---
**Author:** ![freckafree](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/freckafree/32/3050_2.png) [@freckafree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/freckafree)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2009, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-fruits-that-dont-make-good-pies/519244/28 "2009-11-29T03:42:49Z")
> [@NDP](#): > > How about cantaloupe pie? It would seem to me that would actually be easier to prepare than a watermelon pie. Seeds in a big wad in the center vs. seeds dispersed throughout the flesh? Hell, yes, cantaloupe would be easier. Let us know how it turns out! ---
**Author:** ![YogSothoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8edcca/32.png) [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2009, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-fruits-that-dont-make-good-pies/519244/29 "2009-11-29T04:03:16Z")
Avocado pie. God, that is like something served to prisoners at Guantanamo! ---
**Author:** ![dwyr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dwyr/32/363_2.png) [@dwyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dwyr)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2009, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-fruits-that-dont-make-good-pies/519244/30 "2009-11-29T05:58:57Z")
> [@Slithy\_Tove](#): > > [Green tomato pie](http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pey6JACTIeM/SsPxcg5IAnI/AAAAAAAAAvU/ZmtETtYLpaw/s400/Tomato+harvest+9-09+007.JPG) is basically apple pie made with green tomatoes instead. Which makes me suspect that pie is just a sugar & spice delivery platform, regardless of the filling. … Not quite. I find that green tomatoes have a delightful tang that’s different from apples. I make a green tomato mincemeat pie filling that is really tasty. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2009, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-fruits-that-dont-make-good-pies/519244/31 "2009-11-29T06:51:23Z")
> [@](#): > > I think a grape pie would work splendidly, too, depending on the grape, although I’ve never seen such a thing. If you could do pies out of currants and berries, why not grapes that have that sort of character, like Concords? My local supermarket was selling grape pies just last week. I considered buying one but they were fairly expensive and I figured I could make my own for less. And it’s not a fruit but my grandmother used to make onion pie. Which was pretty good. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2009, 6:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-fruits-that-dont-make-good-pies/519244/32 "2009-11-29T06:58:15Z")
Freckafree’s link to watermelon pie also had a link to a pie made with The Official Meat Product of the SDMB: [Joe’s Incredible Bacon Pumpkin Pie](http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Joes-Incredible-Bacon-Pumpkin-Pie/Detail.aspx) ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2009, 7:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-fruits-that-dont-make-good-pies/519244/33 "2009-11-29T07:53:56Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > You haven’t had a mincemeat pie? A lot of them are made with raisins. Using real meat is old school. Have many people have mincemeat pie? I’ve never even seen one in person, and the idea of one makes me kind of queasy. I like mincemeat cookies, but the thought of mincemeat as a pie filling… As for other fruit pies, I don’t think kiwi pie sounds very good, either. ---
**Author:** ![WotNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e19b73/32.png) [@WotNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WotNot)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2009, 9:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-fruits-that-dont-make-good-pies/519244/34 "2009-11-29T09:09:51Z")
> [@elfkin477](#): > > Have many people have mincemeat pie? I suppose your definition of “many” may vary, but practically everyone in the UK eats them, around this time of year. [You couldn’t say no, could you?](http://www.rainbowcooking.co.nz/a/baking-and-confectionery/fruit-mince-pies) ---
**Author:** ![TimeWinder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bcef8e/32.png) [@TimeWinder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TimeWinder)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2009, 9:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-fruits-that-dont-make-good-pies/519244/35 "2009-11-29T09:18:38Z")
> [@elfkin477](#): > > Have many people have mincemeat pie? They’re pretty standard in the US as holiday pies, too. You see shelves and shelves of them in the supermarket, every “pie shoppe” has them, and it’s often a dessert option for restaurant dinners around this time of year. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2009, 9:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-fruits-that-dont-make-good-pies/519244/36 "2009-11-29T09:19:36Z")
Had mincemeat pie in Texas. Very good, too. ---
**Author:** ![wedgehed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8edcca/32.png) [@wedgehed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wedgehed)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2009, 10:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-fruits-that-dont-make-good-pies/519244/37 "2009-11-29T10:12:46Z")
I’ve had watermelon rind preserves. I wonder if the rind could be incorporated into a watermelon pie. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2009, 10:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-fruits-that-dont-make-good-pies/519244/38 "2009-11-29T10:25:34Z")
> [@bouv](#): > > What about grapefruit, though? It would make one VERY bitter pie, even after you added a lot of sugar. [There are many recipes for grapefruit pie.](http://www.cooks.com/rec/search/0,1-0,grapefruit_pie,FF.html) My mother used to make one (her own recipe) and everyone loved it. Since she was diabetic she never put a lot of sugar in anything. But her grapefruit pie was not at all bitter. I’ll see it I can find her recipe. ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2009, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-fruits-that-dont-make-good-pies/519244/39 "2009-11-29T14:39:44Z")
> [@TimeWinder](#): > > They’re pretty standard in the US as holiday pies, too. You see shelves and shelves of them in the supermarket, every “pie shoppe” has them, and it’s often a dessert option for restaurant dinners around this time of year. Not around here, they’re not. I’ve never even seen one. ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2009, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-fruits-that-dont-make-good-pies/519244/40 "2009-11-30T00:20:36Z")
> [@Aesiron](#): > > Not around here, they’re not. I’ve never even seen one. I was just at a local Safeway and they were selling mincemeat pies there. Maybe its absence is a regional thing. In any case, I’ve had mincemeat pie a few times and while I don’t hate it, I would probably pick nearly any other type of pie over it. Incidentally, here’s a recipe for [cantaloupe cream pie.](http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Cantaloupe-Cream-Pie-II/Detail.aspx) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-fruits-that-dont-make-good-pies/519244.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-fruits-that-dont-make-good-pies/519244.md?page=3)