Gary N. Posted January 30, 2008 #1 Posted January 30, 2008 I'm home alone tonight so I looked in the freezer to see what was in there and I swear we could eat for a year without shopping. I found a few meat pies (Tourtière) that Leslie and I made so I put one in the oven. Boy did that hit the spot and bring back lots of memories too. When my mom died in 1995 Leslie took on the job of baking the meat pies every Christmas. Last year (2006) we made 30. A lot are given to family and friends but I still have a couple left. When they're gone they're gone but I will enjoy every bite and think of the time spent with Leslie stirring the pot while she made the pie shells. I need to look a little more and see if there's any fruit cake left in there...LOL. We made that every Christmas too. I have never had any as good as her's.
lonestarmedic Posted January 30, 2008 #2 Posted January 30, 2008 Amazing how certain foods bring back memories. My grandmother's apple pie, the fruitcake my mom made, and so many other things. Enjoy the food and the memories. And if you find a tin of Tim Horton's fix a pot for me. JB
Kregerdoodle Posted January 30, 2008 #3 Posted January 30, 2008 So Glad your home... and that Dinner sounds very good also... Good food, great memories and a site like this full of friends if you need them! Enjoy and God Bless!!
ibents Posted January 30, 2008 #4 Posted January 30, 2008 Amazing how certain foods bring back memories. My grandmother's apple pie, the fruitcake my mom made, and so many other things. Enjoy the food and the memories. And if you find a tin of Tim Horton's fix a pot for me. JB As you said JB, food's do bring back memories, I remember as a school boy back in England, my grandmothers broth with dumplings and fresh bread she baked in the fire stoked oven, ooooh yeh. Hope you enjoyed the pie Gary, it was nice to meet you the other day. Take care Ian
E-Fishin-C Posted January 30, 2008 #5 Posted January 30, 2008 Did someone say...... MEAT PIE..MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
Tom Posted January 30, 2008 #6 Posted January 30, 2008 Gary,I never had meat pie but next time you are down we will go over to Llano and have some BBQ at Coopers..then off to Corsicana,TX and pick you up a Fruit Cake! Take Care my Friend,Tom and Debby
hipshot Posted January 30, 2008 #7 Posted January 30, 2008 gary, the only "meat pie", i ever ate, was a "cajun meat pie". believe me , when i tell you, ONE of those is enough to last a lifetime! i am SO glad, that you are finding all those little things, that made you and leslie happy , together. anything i can do for ya, bud, all you have to do is yodel! lol just jt
sarges46 Posted January 30, 2008 #8 Posted January 30, 2008 It is funny how foods are.....there is no-one in this world that could make cinnamon buns that Mom made. Now there are some good tries out there but nothing quit like Mom did up. I loved sitting around the table while she made these things up. She and I would clean the bottom of the pan to scrape any left over cinnamon.brown sugar syrup that fell. Take care Gary.
Gary N. Posted January 30, 2008 Author #9 Posted January 30, 2008 Gary,I never had meat pie but next time you are down we will go over to Llano and have some BBQ at Coopers..then off to Corsicana,TX and pick you up a Fruit Cake! Take Care my Friend,Tom and Debby Hey Tom, I'll have to take you up on that offer. So you never had meat pie EH? It's feel good comfort food. Especially on a cold winter night. Here's a recipe that sounds close to what we used. Except we used 10 lbs of ground pork, 10 lbs of ground beef and I can't remember how many lbs of potatoes. We had to use every large pot we owned and my job was to keep stirring until cooked so the ingredients wouldn't stick to the bottom of the pot. This usually took about 3 hours. http://new-brunswick.net/new-brunswick/recipes/recipe64.html
Gary N. Posted January 30, 2008 Author #10 Posted January 30, 2008 It is funny how foods are.....there is no-one in this world that could make cinnamon buns that Mom made. Now there are some good tries out there but nothing quit like Mom did up. I loved sitting around the table while she made these things up. She and I would clean the bottom of the pan to scrape any left over cinnamon.brown sugar syrup that fell. Take care Gary. OH yes! Leslie made those too, every Christmas. She put them on a big cookie sheet in the shape of a Christmas tree to bake. She decorated them with green and red cherries. It's no wonder I weighed 260 lbs.
eagleeye Posted January 30, 2008 #11 Posted January 30, 2008 Hey Gary, Nothing like good food and good memories. Glad that you had both! I was just gong to ask you for the recipie and ----------there it was. Thanks, Steve
Guest maddabber Posted January 30, 2008 #12 Posted January 30, 2008 My Grandmother made lemon pie and my Dad use to make juicy butter tarts, someone used to sneek a few away and hide them. Have no idea who would ever do that:whistling:. Well now that you guys have got me thinking food, guess I will check out the fridge. Take care Gary.
Yammer Dan Posted January 30, 2008 #13 Posted January 30, 2008 My 81 yr old Mom makes a Fruit Cake that is GREAT!! Wife has recipe but not sure if she can do it.
autopilot Posted January 30, 2008 #14 Posted January 30, 2008 That recipe sounds for all the world like "shepard's pie". I don't know the specific ingredients but it reminds me of a little family restaurant at a little town in GA, along the Intercoastal Waterway, where we stopped for the day when moving my brothers boat. They served it up in a big pan on a steam table, but man that was a seriously good eating dish. (actually dishes..I went back a couple of times; Hey, it was an all you could eat buffet, what can I say?) My mother used to make fruitcakes every year. I never understood why. No one every ate them or even admitted wanting them. She eventually switched over to my favorite...nut rolls. I gotta go get a snack. autopilot
Squidley Posted January 30, 2008 #15 Posted January 30, 2008 It's a little Christmas present Very glad to hear that you were able to have that supper, I'm sure it meant more than anything. I used to be spoiled with Moms home made bread and her home made noodles. She had a big 3'X5' steel table, you know the ones covered with white enamel I believe. and she used to roll out the dough and cut noodles out of them, nice and thick. Then make whatever soup was desired Chicken noodle was my favorite....that was some feel good fodd for me
Wrongway Posted January 30, 2008 #16 Posted January 30, 2008 Gary, like Squid said, it's a special present for you. The good memory is a bonus! Debbie has been gone nearly a year now and I still get surprised about what brings back certain memories and good feelings. Best wishes my friend and call if you ever need to talk.
bongobobny Posted January 30, 2008 #17 Posted January 30, 2008 And here I thought I was the only person who actually LIKES Fruit cake...
Freebird Posted January 30, 2008 #18 Posted January 30, 2008 I have NEVER cared much for fruit cake.......never understood why they were so popular. Gary, that recipe sounds good. We'll have to give it a try. Glad you were able to have that special moment. I know you will cherish it always.
Sweetnothing Posted January 30, 2008 #19 Posted January 30, 2008 gary, glad you got that suprise for dinner!! boy do i know how you feel! leslie was a great cook, and i know why you couldn't keep the weight off! if i remember right i think i owe you a home cooked meal....so just let me know what you want, and when, and it's yours!!
rosebud Posted January 30, 2008 #20 Posted January 30, 2008 Gary, glad to hear that you had a good night and wonderful memories. And here I thought I was the only person who actually LIKES Fruit cake... My father happens to like fruitcake and he has a specific bakery that makes his favorite. I always order him a fruitcake from this bakery for his Christmas present, this year was no different. Except for the fact that my oldest daughter was shopping on the internet and ran across fruitcakes, remembered her grampa likes them and ordered one for him. Okay now he has 2 fruitcakes headed his directions. A week later my youngest daughter called and mentioned that she bought grampa a present for Christmas - you guessed it a third fruitcake. I think my parents will still be eating fruitcake on the 4th of July this year.
wkboard Posted January 30, 2008 #21 Posted January 30, 2008 :clap2:I love fruitcake!!!! I love getting it for christmas too. Nobody else in the family likes it - so it's all mine. Sometimes friends get it as gifts and give it to me --yipee!!!!
wkboard Posted January 30, 2008 #22 Posted January 30, 2008 Oh Ya, Good thread Gary !!!!!! Thanks for the warm thoughts.
Diane B. Posted January 30, 2008 #23 Posted January 30, 2008 Hey Gary. Good to see you are on the site again! I've never gotten to eat any of Leslie's cooking, yet, but always heard she was one of the best! So, if you ever want to share one of those pies with me and Al, just give us a call and we'll come help you out with them!!! p.s. I happen to know Sweetnothings secret receipe for cheescakehttp://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y262/venturerider/ADB/hieyes.jpg
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