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Miss Thrifty1 November 14, 2008
I asked my Frugal Grandma if she would provide holiday cover while I am away on my Thrifty Roadtrip this week. Frugal Grandma can do anything…
When you make fruit pies put the bottom layer of pastry in the tin, paint with egg and leave to dry. This stops the bottom of the pie from becoming soggy with juice. Use the rest of the egg to paint over the top of the pie before you sprinkle with sugar, and this will make it nice and shiny. Try not to put too much juicy liquid into the pie as it will make its own when it cooks.
When you make a bread and butter pudding, put a smear of marmalade in the bottom of the dish. This greatly improves it.
At Christmas, mince pies are often a bit rich when you have been stuffing yourself. So in our family we always make a lot of little apple pies, which seem to go much faster. Don’t forget to make the tops of the mince and apple a bit different so you know which is which.
– Frugal Grandma
1 Response to “Frugal Grandma’s pie and pudding secrets”
Frugal Trenches says:
Frugal Grandma you are wonderful!
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November 15, 2008 at 1:46 pm