European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 5, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Food fall favourites classic Pecan pie is in american favorite especially in the South and Southwest by Sharon Hudgins when the air becomes Nippy and she leaves begin to fall and the heal finally comes on in our apartment building that s when my thoughts turn to Sweet Rich body and soul satisfying foods. No More Crisp summer salads and elegant chilled desserts. It s now the season for creamy soups bounteous casseroles and sinful sweets foods that will provide just enough extra body fat to make life in Winter a bit More comfortable. The diet can wait until next Spring when i unpack my Bikini from the attic. I Don t even want to think about such matters right now not when the Cool air is full of Golden Light. And the dry leaves Are crunching under my feel. And my appetite is increasing with each degree the temperature drops. I knew that autumn had truly arrived when my husband asked me to bake him a Pecan pie. This Man who usually shuns desserts was suddenly overcome by the same sort of hunger that creeps up on me As the Days get Shorter and the meals gel longer. Two months ago if i had offered him a homemade Pecan pie he would have looked at me As if i were crazy then stalked off to the Kitchen to  a piece of fresh fruit. Now he s being especially Nice to me. In Hope that when he returns Home from work hell find gooey Rich Pecan pie with an extra Flaky cruel. Wailing for him on the Kitchen counter. Following Are the ret ipes for six of my Favole pirs. All of which Are so easy to nuke that you it wonder Why you Ever bothered to pure Hase i on made fro in pies full of chemical Prestr Alives. E crust. Ii ech Pujue begin by learning How to make Basic i in i difficult. Once you be mastered the you put her disposable aluminium pie pans to keep in the Freezer for use whenever you need them. The following recipe produces a Light Flaky pie crust. Classic Pecan Pic is an american favorite especially in the South and Southwest. My recipe is for the kind of Pecan pie that i grew up eating in Texas. The first bile of this pie always brings Back a flood of memories from childhood when a Van pie was a must at every thanksgiving dinner. If you Don t like pecans or you re allergic to nuts or you can t find pecans in the stores Don l despair. Yankee Pecan pie made from Oatmeal and Maple syrup contains no nuts but tastes remarkably like real Pecan pie. This is an old recipe Given to us by my husband s aunt who was born in 19 x. She found it in tier ancient recipe files Handwritten in fading Ink on a Brittle scrap of paper. We were delighted when we tested the recipe and discovered that it produced a Rich delicious pie. Very reminiscent of our own Texas style Pecan pie. Another traditional Southern dessert is Buttermilk i or made from the simplest ingredients it lashes of c Hurc h suppers and Ianuly reunions. Equally easy to make1 is f Rench Lemon pie use Only freshly squeezed Lemon juice not the Boll eco kind both recipes Are Trum Sutler s boarding House restaurant in fort , Texas where i Lisl ate these pies. Lassie f Edge pie is like a i part an brow Nie uni Abseil in a Flaky pie c rust .11 hot no Iii s dream t nor inn serve this extra i h i i ohm sin is \ Hull in it ors a Lony a Tii i i ist1 who like it  if tint a to avoid  past crusts consider a  Orli Ghl pie also known As an re pit.  pie. I Tan  Ker pit and kit  err pit1, his  i Tinsma of a Bottom layer of thick meringue c Hock full of Salline crackers and pecans baked in a Pic pan then covered with a Topping of sweetened whipped Cream and garnished with More pecans. No wonder the heavenly Angels Are so delighted by this pie i m certain that once you be tried these recipes any or All of them these pies will become your own traditional thanksgiving or Christmas desserts just As they Are at my House. Happy Holiday eating Basic pie crust 2 h cups All purpose flour i Teaspoon Salt it cup butter chilled cup solid vegetable shortening chilled 3 to 4 Tablespoons ice water measure the flour by lightly spooning it into the measuring cup. I the tour my Salt together in a medium Sise bowl. With a Fork or  Cutter work the chilled butter Narf chilled shortening thoth Cut into  pieces into the hour until the mixture is the c ii is ency of course crumbs. Add the ice  . While you toss the i lure with i Fork. Vork the Wajler into the dough gently by Lund. Just until the dough holds together Ini of pack tall. The dough should not be Wel or sin by.  he dough into two Hills  them lightly i i  Urup. In refrigerate them for in hour. It Illi ii t Lull of dough out on .1 ill until , to a  ii urn s jnd.ithnim-. Olt Mth. Line a the fit High. In Ini,1 this of try d n ugh stripes md�4/f no november 5, 1907