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Originally Posted by manaboutown
oxtail soup, bone marrow, tongue, kidney pie, home pickled watermelon rind and peaches, crab apple and grape jellies made from fruit from our trees and vines, jams and orange marmalade. Best of all my mother's fruitcake!
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You just reminded me of my Polish grandmother again. She had a crab apple tree from which she made wonderful tart pies. My grandfather would make wine from the grapes they grew. It was vile.
When I was at the Conservatory, our cook Annie made apple pies. I had the opportunity to meet my high school French teacher's wife, who had also gone to the Conservatory and knew Annie. (Annie was ancient when I was there. I loved her.) The wife asked if the pie still tasted like bacon. Apparently Annie used the bacon fat instead of lard in the pie crust!