My Pie Is Embarrassingly Ugly
By Loretta
@noni1959 (10195)
United States
November 22, 2022 6:45pm CST
I have made pumpkin pies since helping mom when I was little. They have always turned out delicious and nice looking. Imagine my surprise to see the worst looking pie I've ever done.
I had a huge pie pan I pressed the dough down inside and pulled the foil out to fold over when the crust was getting too brown.
I have no idea what I did but I sent a photo to my youngest and she was laughing asking, "what did you do??" No way is it going to my son's tomorrow. I told him I will attempt another Thursday morning with the granddaughter's help and then can blame them if it goes wrong again. 
I probably couldn't get away with that since their mom bakes with them all the time. Grandma "Noni" is losing her marbles is what they'll say.
I took it out of the pan after cooling, cut into slices and bagged up for the freezer but my daughter said she'll bring the UTV down to get it. They will bravely try it. I had a small sliver and it's actually very tasty. Just looks too embarrassing to take.
Tomorrow afternoon, I'll arrive at my son's in Eastern Washington for a few days. He's making prime rib for Thanksgiving (no one is a turkey fan), and I'm making sugarfree pies since he's on keto, his exwife, who will be there, is bariatric, and I'm attempting low carb. Her new husband will eat anything. 
Have you been baking or going to? My oldest daughter told me Safeway has pies on sale so maybe I should go get one.
Have a great evening.
I probably couldn't get away with that since their mom bakes with them all the time. Grandma "Noni" is losing her marbles is what they'll say.
I took it out of the pan after cooling, cut into slices and bagged up for the freezer but my daughter said she'll bring the UTV down to get it. They will bravely try it. I had a small sliver and it's actually very tasty. Just looks too embarrassing to take.
Tomorrow afternoon, I'll arrive at my son's in Eastern Washington for a few days. He's making prime rib for Thanksgiving (no one is a turkey fan), and I'm making sugarfree pies since he's on keto, his exwife, who will be there, is bariatric, and I'm attempting low carb. Her new husband will eat anything.
Have you been baking or going to? My oldest daughter told me Safeway has pies on sale so maybe I should go get one.
Have a great evening.16 people like this
18 responses
@DaddyEvil (140733)
• United States
23 Nov 22
As long as it tastes good, it shouldn't matter how it looks. But I might be embarrassed to serve that one to guests, too. 
I don't bake pies anymore. If I make them, we would eat them and we don't need the calories. 
I don't bake pies anymore. If I make them, we would eat them and we don't need the calories. 4 people like this
@DaddyEvil (140733)
• United States
23 Nov 22
@noni1959 I hope whatever you make turns out beautiful and tastes delicious!
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@noni1959 (10195)
• United States
25 Nov 22
@DaddyEvil They turned out really nice and delicious too. I was off yesterday but today all was well.
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. It's a pumpkin pie souffle 
@lovebuglena (45262)
• Staten Island, New York
23 Nov 22
In the end, it is the taste that matters, not how it looks. I bet it tastes great. We don't bake so bought supermarket pumpkin pie. It better be good. It looks good. But looks can be deceiving.
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@noni1959 (10195)
• United States
25 Nov 22
@lovebuglena That's good. I am more about the actual food but a good pie slice is good too.
@lovebuglena (45262)
• Staten Island, New York
25 Nov 22
@noni1959 I wasn't a huge fan of the pie but it wasn't bad.
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@arunima25 (88657)
• Bangalore, India
23 Nov 22
It is delicious and so looks can be ignored. But still a good looking one would be more tempting. How about serving it in a nice dish and doing something to make it look good before serving. Cutting it into pieces and then serve it.
I will have no heart to let it go waste if it tastes delicious.
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@noni1959 (10195)
• United States
25 Nov 22
@arunima25 That is very true. Once cut, it looked just fine. Did more pies today and they look normal.
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@arunima25 (88657)
• Bangalore, India
23 Nov 22
@noni1959 That sounds good. Glad that they are relishing it. It's delicious and deserves to be relished. Inner beauty counts more than the physical appearance
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@snowy22315 (184812)
• United States
23 Nov 22
Whoops! They can't all be winners I guess. I was going to suggest whip creaming the edges in a scallop pattern to try to beautify it a bit.
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@LeaPea2417 (37479)
• Toccoa, Georgia
23 Nov 22
I am sure it will taste just fine.
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@Tampa_girl7 (51242)
• United States
23 Nov 22
I bet that it will still taste good..
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@Tampa_girl7 (51242)
• United States
23 Nov 22
@noni1959 looks can sometimes be deceiving.
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@noni1959 (10195)
• United States
25 Nov 22
@Tampa_girl7 That is very true. The pies today are very good. Much better looking too.
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@Marilynda1225 (83657)
• United States
23 Nov 22
It's a shame your pie didn't come out right but it's good that it tastes okay. Every once in awhile something like that will happen no matter how many times you've done it beforehand.
Hope you have a great Thanksgiving and I would rather be having prime rib than turkey
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@RasmaSandra (82268)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
23 Nov 22
It does look interesting, I must say. Probably a pie with a mind of its own. I hope you have a better luck with the next pie. Only me and the cats here not doing any celebrating,
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@sallypup (62647)
• Centralia, Washington
21 Dec 22
There's love in that pie. Eat it or go without would be my answer.
@oahuwriter (26777)
• United States
26 Nov 22
A Safeway pie, assures good pie. I too always pardon the turkey,. How was Thanksgiving and did you go to Safeway?
. How was Thanksgiving and did you go to Safeway?