# Bringing the pie **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 18, 2008, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bringing-the-pie/473289 "2008-11-18T15:59:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2008, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bringing-the-pie/473289/1 "2008-11-18T15:59:15Z")
Bringing cherry pie to work tomorrow to feed to the cow orkers. Just a little thing I do sometimes. They don’t know. ---
**Author:** ![WormTheRed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/bbe5ce/32.png) [@WormTheRed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WormTheRed)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2008, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bringing-the-pie/473289/2 "2008-11-18T16:02:44Z")
Nice! I just got apple cake and ice-cream from a colleague 😃 ---
**Author:** ![WolfpackJeep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpackjeep/32/2921_2.png) [@WolfpackJeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WolfpackJeep)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2008, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bringing-the-pie/473289/3 "2008-11-18T17:53:27Z")
We had our Thanksgiving Lunch yesterday. I picked up some mini-cupcakes (chocolate), brownie bites (chocolate), pecan tarts, and chocolate chip cookies at the local bakery and provided these as one of the desserts. They’ve barely been touched. :mad: So it’s OK to eat a casserole that’s been sitting out all morning, but not a little chocolate-frosted cupcake? ---
**Author:** ![jali](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ecae2f/32.png) [@jali](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jali)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2008, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bringing-the-pie/473289/4 "2008-11-18T18:57:16Z")
> [@WolfpackJeep](#): > > We had our Thanksgiving Lunch yesterday. I picked up some mini-cupcakes (chocolate), brownie bites (chocolate), pecan tarts, and chocolate chip cookies at the local bakery and provided these as one of the desserts. > > They’ve barely been touched. :mad: So it’s OK to eat a casserole that’s been sitting out all morning, but not a little chocolate-frosted cupcake? I guess they wanted you to bake. Or maybe a dislike of chocolate and nuts. ---
**Author:** ![Jelymag](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d2c977/32.png) [@Jelymag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jelymag)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2008, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bringing-the-pie/473289/5 "2008-11-18T21:41:48Z")
Fresh cherries? Canned? ---
**Author:** ![ShotgunZen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a587f6/32.png) [@ShotgunZen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShotgunZen)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2008, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bringing-the-pie/473289/6 "2008-11-18T21:49:34Z")
I once took an honest to og home made cheesecake to the thanksgiving office free-for-all. As an afterthought I made some super easy “Dirty” mashed potatoes. As in scrub the potatoes, cut up, boil, drain, mash with butter and cream. One piece of the cheesecake got eaten. The three-quart crock-pot of potatoes was cleaned out. Never again will I fiddle with a spring form pan. ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2008, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bringing-the-pie/473289/7 "2008-11-18T22:03:52Z")
I made an applesauce honey nut bread. I brought it in at 7:00 am - it was gone by 8:00. I made one for home, too. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2008, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bringing-the-pie/473289/8 "2008-11-18T22:08:57Z")
My son is bringing the pie(s) for Thanksgiving. French Silk and apple. And maybe pumpkin for his girl’s family, if they must. ---
**Author:** ![Litoris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9f8e36/32.png) [@Litoris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Litoris)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2008, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bringing-the-pie/473289/9 "2008-11-18T22:16:56Z")
We are huge on the Relay for Life thing here at my work. Currently, the way they are getting donations is employees can bring in a home made treat and donate it – the company sells the treats in the break room and the proceeds go to RFL. I have twice brought in fudge (my recipe is literally 1 can of Eagle’s Brand, 1 bag of chocolate chips, 2 Tbsp butter and a Tbsp of vanilla melted in the microwave) neither time did the fudge last more than an hour. I have been asked to make some more – it’s a huge hit. I like to bring in the fudge because while my family likes it, we really just don’t need to eat that much fudge! I make it, we all get some fudge to fill our cravings and I bring the rest in for the Relay 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Laudenum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Laudenum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laudenum)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2008, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bringing-the-pie/473289/10 "2008-11-19T00:56:06Z")
When I read the OP, I thought she meant that the coworkers didn’t know who brought them pie. Like a little office fairy leaving pies around. ---
**Author:** ![brujaja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4af34b/32.png) [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2008, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bringing-the-pie/473289/11 "2008-11-19T04:53:08Z")
**Inigo** , that is just so cool! Cherry pie rocks _hard_ (if the crust is firm.) And **Litoris** , thanks for the fudge recipe. Next time you read a post of mine, it will sound chubbier. And howcome the new spellcheck-thingie objects to “Litoris” but not “Inigo”? ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2008, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bringing-the-pie/473289/12 "2008-11-19T14:14:44Z")
> [@Laudenum](#): > > When I read the OP, I thought she meant that the coworkers didn’t know who brought them pie. > > Like a little office fairy leaving pies around. -I’m a dude -They don’t know who brought it -I’m not a fairy, I’m a Spaniard. We’re just a little more flamboyant is all. Canned cherries, never tried it with fresh ones but now I’m intrigued. I’m hoping I can get settled enough next fall to put up about 50 pounds of pie cherries so I can better control the flavor of my pies, but things are still pretty chaotic right now. ---
**Author:** ![dawson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ac91a4/32.png) [@dawson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dawson)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2008, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bringing-the-pie/473289/13 "2008-11-19T14:31:41Z")
> [@Inigo\_Montoya](#): > > Bringing cherry pie to work tomorrow to feed to the cow orkers. Just a little thing I do sometimes. > They don’t know. What’s a cow orker? Is it kind of like a cow poke? Do they only eat cherry pie, or will any old pie do? And how do you ork a cow? The curiosity is killing me! ---
**Author:** ![Debon\_Err](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7ea924/32.png) [@Debon\_Err](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Debon_Err)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2008, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bringing-the-pie/473289/14 "2008-11-19T17:26:19Z")
> [@dawson](#): > > What’s a cow orker? Is it kind of like a cow poke? Do they only eat cherry pie, or will any old pie do? And how do you ork a cow? > > The curiosity is killing me! Have you never seen an office feeding frenzy? That’s where the cow part comes in. He could have said pig-workers, but it loses a little something, don’t you think? ---
**Author:** ![Jelymag](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d2c977/32.png) [@Jelymag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jelymag)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2008, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bringing-the-pie/473289/15 "2008-11-19T19:26:59Z")
> [@Inigo\_Montoya](#): > > Canned cherries, never tried it with fresh ones but now I’m intrigued. I buy fresh cherries only for pie-making. But I can never find “sour” cherries in my area, which are supposed to make the best kind of pie. The sweet ones are very good too, I add a little lemon juice to make it a bit more tart. You don’t need quite as much sugar. I recently saw frozen cherries and might try my pies for next week with that. Fresh peaches are one of my favorite fruits for pie. Mmmm. Nothing like warm peach and flaky crust. ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2008, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bringing-the-pie/473289/16 "2008-11-19T19:37:49Z")
Hmm…I must try this peach pie. After the chocolate/frangelico cheesecake I’m developing in my evil little mind. ---
**Author:** ![Jelymag](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d2c977/32.png) [@Jelymag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jelymag)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2008, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bringing-the-pie/473289/17 "2008-11-19T19:47:03Z")
I’ll find my recipe for peach pie at home and post it later. I was apprehensive at first because I thought the fuzzy skin would be weird, but after all the cooking I hardly noticed it. I forgot to mention, if you do fresh cheries, you have to have a good pitter. Sometimes not worth the trouble, depending on the type of cherry. Some of those suckers are hard to get. ---
**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2008, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bringing-the-pie/473289/18 "2008-11-19T19:50:46Z")
I highly recommend Morello cherries in a jar. The very best for pies when cherries are not in season. ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2008, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bringing-the-pie/473289/19 "2008-11-19T19:54:04Z")
When I was a tot I learnt to pit cherries with a potato peeler. Just poke a slit in the bottom and then flip the cherry over and poke the peeler through the stem-hole and ‘viola!’ the pit slips through the slit. Yeah…I can’t say that either. ---
**Author:** ![buttonjockey308](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bcef8e/32.png) [@buttonjockey308](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buttonjockey308)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2008, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bringing-the-pie/473289/20 "2008-11-19T19:56:06Z")
> [@Jelymag](#): > > I forgot to mention, if you do fresh cheries, you have to have a good pitter. Sometimes not worth the trouble, depending on the type of cherry. Some of those suckers are hard to get. What’s so hard? I just spit the seeds out… …what? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bringing-the-pie/473289.md?page=2)