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14 of 16 found the following review helpful:
 Heirloom Book Nov 28, 2007
By NuJoi
"Create with me"
I love this book! Every woman should gift this to a young lady in her life. The book is not only filled with wonderful recipes, but what makes it so special are the stories that accompany the recipes. This book is worth it for the womanly wisdom alone.
The pies are very varied - there's even a section on cereal pies! The piecrust recipe included at the beginning of the book is a nice all-purpose crust. I like the decorating suggestions. Previously, I thought there were only two ways to decorate a piecrust.
I think this book is a wonderful way to connect to the women in your life. Older women can affirm the warm stories and advice. For younger women, it's almost a rights-of-passage book. I will share this book with the women in my family.
About the pies. I tried "Sister Baby's buttermilk Pie." It is good. The recipe was clear and easy to follow. I won't make every pie in the book, but there are a few more I'd like to try.
13 of 15 found the following review helpful:
 good read but.... have you actually made any pies.... Feb 08, 2009
By Jbeau
"JBeau"
I just made a very disappointing recipe from this book....Mary Lawrence's Peaches and Cream Pie. It was a disaster. I was very deliberate with my ingredients, especially when baking, and I checked this recipe again and again to be sure I followed the recipe as written. The recipe says to bake about 35 minutes or until knife inserted in center comes out clean. I follow it to the T, and the ingredients just don't solidify or gel as suggested in the recipe. Instead it's a runny mess. I even tried leaving it bake for 10 minutes at a time at least 3 times -- 30 extra minutes total - and it's still runny! The book is a delightful read and has wonderful stories, but so far that's all it is for me. The one recipe I tried was a pie in the face!!! Hey, maybe Mary Lawrence wasn't ready to part with her REAL recipe...
9 of 10 found the following review helpful:
FABULOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Oct 15, 2007
By Sir Angus
I ordered this because I'm so fond of the author's first book -- and, if anything, love this one even more. All of the recipes are warmly written, prefaced by descriptions of where they came from, and why they're so wonderful -- and they're written with sufficient clarity to virtually guarantee success. Both of Ms. Pinner's books are like that -- and indispensable for any collection. I have never been anything but thrilled with any of her recipes, all of which garner raves from my guests. Don't miss this one!
7 of 8 found the following review helpful:
Thoroughly 'kitchen cook friendly' Nov 03, 2007
By Midwest Book Review
Mouth-wateringly illustrated with showcase quality color photography, "Sweety Pies: an Uncommon Collection Of Womanish Observations, With Pie" is a compendium that combines outstanding recipes for a variety of impressive pies with anecdotal commentaries by Patty Pinner about the women with whom many of these recipes are associated. The recipes are arranged in chapters for Berry Pies; Cereal Pies; Cream & Custard Pies; Fruit Pies; Nut & Sweet Vegetable Pies; and Meringue Pies. Of special note is the beginning chapter dedicated to the culinary subject pie crusts. From Dexarae Triplett's Mixed Berry Pie; Carlean's Sweet Potato-Coconut Custard Pie; Sister Chestermae Hayes's Apple Butter Pie; and Benita's Any Flavor Cobbler; to Mayor Ham's Brown Sugar Peach Pie; Alberta Beasley's Decadent Pecan Pie; Mamma's Zucchini Cobbler; and Daddy's Mother's Blueberry Meringue Pie, "Sweety Pies" is a thoroughly 'kitchen cook friendly' and very highly recommended addition to any family or community library cookbook collection.
9 of 11 found the following review helpful:
Sweety Pies Oct 07, 2007
By Venita J. White
"Ms. V"
I learned about this book after reading an excerpt in a magazine. Since receiving the book from Amazon, I cannot put it down. I don't which I like best the recipes or the stories. The book has a wonderful selection of unusual pies that I had no knowledge existed. I tried a few of the cereal pies and they were great.
I love this book!
Ms. V
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