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“Out of love I made you a cake. Also out of milk, eggs, flour, sugar, and vanilla.”
― The Days of Yay are Here! Wake Me Up When They're Over.
― The Days of Yay are Here! Wake Me Up When They're Over.
“Only those who will love longer than they expected to can truly love pecan pie, which doesn't explain its status as death rows most requested last dessert, or why chopped pecans, corn syrup, directions from the Karo bottle's cherry-red side are what mercy taste like to some. But there you have it.”
― A Commonplace Book of Pie
― A Commonplace Book of Pie
“When you celebrate, there is sure to be cake."
Florence Ditlow, in "The Bakery Girls.”
― The Bakery Girls
Florence Ditlow, in "The Bakery Girls.”
― The Bakery Girls
“Pecans are not cheap, my hons. In fact, in the South, the street value of shelled pecans just before holiday baking season is roughly that of crack cocaine. Do not confuse the two. It is almost impossible to make a decent crack cocaine tassie, I am told.”
― You Can't Drink All Day If You Don't Start in the Morning
― You Can't Drink All Day If You Don't Start in the Morning
“The difference between superlative pie and a wish for cake is crust. Understand that pie is a generous but self-centered substance. It likes attention, not affection. Do not hug your crust. Do not rub its back or five its high. Don't fuss with refrigerators every step oft he way. Keep the water and butter cold, and remember what a wise baker once said: The goal is pie.”
― A Commonplace Book of Pie
― A Commonplace Book of Pie
Danielle’s 2024 Year in Books
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