Given all the effort that Thaddeus puts into making a pie, I think he’d take offense to this phrase. Easy as pie, indeed.

As Easy As Eating Pie

Thaddeus spent years working on making the perfect pie. The crust ingredients, his technique, the best type of fruit, how (or whether) to thicken it and with what (tapioca, cornstarch, etc.). Making pie isn’t easy.

But like the other similar phrase, “piece of cake,” it’s likely the originator meant eating…not making.

This pie wasn’t perfect (in Thaddeus’ assessment). He modified the crust to an all-butter crust. It made the crust a bit tougher, but more flavorful. He also couldn’t get the apples he wanted. Our local orchards had an awful crop this year because of a late frost that ruined their peaches and many of their apples.

Yet this pie was REALLY good. It was perfectly baked so that the crust was fully cooked and delicious. My favorite part of a piece of pie is the crevice inside the top of the crust where the top crust and the bottom crust come together. The filling makes this part of the crust moist and flavorful and the texture and density are so satisfying.

I’m hopeful he’ll make another pie soon.

Current Knitting

When I was knitting to make items to sell at the craft show, I found repeating the same pattern a few times in a row was a very efficient way for me to finish pieces. Being freshly familiar with the pattern makes the second project much faster. So I’ve decided to make a second pair of open-finger gloves.

I’ve already completed the thumb gusset and I’m working up toward the fingers. The second pair is definitely going faster than the first. I’m not sure who they’re for yet, but wherever they go, they’ll get there faster.