Comments on: Key Lime Pie, Part One

By: Dan from Madison

Dan from Madison — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 17:53:40 +0000

According to Jonathan I didn’t get “hammered” too badly. He says $3 per one pound bag, I paid $15 for a five pound box – had to pay $10 to get them here though. Will consider the lemon pie as well.

I have heard that a local grocer (comment in part two) has the key limes here now and will waltz down there sometime this week to see what we have.

By: Steve H. Graham

Steve H. Graham — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 17:05:11 +0000

Oh, man. You got hammered on those limes. And you have two Miami connections who could ship them to you.

You can make a fantastic pie with fresh lemons. A little different, but excellent. You might try mixing lemon juice with Mrs. Biddles, 50% of each. The lemon juice might kill the preservative taste. Also, you can freeze lime juice.

If you can find a place to put a tree, it will bear all year.

I use 1 1/4 cups of juice, but if you scale up the recipe from Joe’s Stone Crab, it calls for 1 1/2, so I recommend making 1 1/2, stirring 1 1/4 in, and seeing if you think it’s sour enough.

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Chicago Boyz » Blog Archive » Key Lime Pie, Part Two — Sun, 30 Sep 2007 16:01:36 +0000

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By: Dan from Madison

Dan from Madison — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 18:25:36 +0000

Whoops, not so fast, I actually paid $15 for a five pound bag, plus freight for 24.95 delivered. I feel much better now.

By: Dan from Madison

Dan from Madison — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 18:25:03 +0000

Dammit I got creamed ordering those limes in – you will see how bad in the final part.

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 17:24:40 +0000

$3 for a one pound bag. From Mexico.

By: Tatyana

Tatyana — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 15:42:51 +0000

…especially when he cleans up the mess after himself.

By: Dan from Madison

Dan from Madison — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 15:15:31 +0000

Heh, my wife thinks so too. Part two tomorrow.

By: Tatyana

Tatyana — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 15:00:09 +0000

Yep, Norwegian. Melts in your mouth like butter.

[waiting for the PartII. There is nothing sexier than A Man In The Kitchen].

By: Dan from Madison

Dan from Madison — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 14:34:43 +0000

By the way Tat, on the side of the one plate by the lettuce, is that pickled herring? Love that stuff.

By: Dan from Madison

Dan from Madison — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 14:32:05 +0000

The crust – I was short on time so had to buy one. Homemade graham cracker crusts are so much better – and better for you (heh).

As far as the calorie count goes, if I am cooking, I like to do it right. And I usually have very small slices. Really. Promise.

Your cooking photos were very good on your link there as well.

By: Tatyana

Tatyana — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 14:23:29 +0000

Bought crust? Two cans of condensed milk? Have you looked at the label, do you know how much sugar is there? Just a look will trigger a heart attack. Although, who am I to disapprove. Two weeks ago I baked a Torte ["Pani O. Flourless Nutmeal"], where the recipe asked for 16 eggs, 800g of sugar and 300g of butter...

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 14:06:54 +0000

Will do!

By: Dan from Madison

Dan from Madison — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 13:53:29 +0000

Jonathan, do me a favor and next time you are at your local market, get me the price on key limes – I am interested to know how badly I got burned on these.

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 13:50:23 +0000

Looks great! Thanks for sharing.