So, prepare yourself, I’ve been told by dozens of people that this pie is the best they’ve had and I guess that’s true because it’s definitely highly requested by friends and family. I guess the real proof was in the 2 empty pie plates that evening but it is something that even 20+ years later, we laugh about. My eyes kept darting around the table to see if this was the truth and the nodding heads seemed to indicate yes. (Sidebar: I’m bad with silence, especially when I feel under duress, so I just kept rambling, repeating myself, talking faster, not breathing, you get the picture.)įinally, my dear hubs asked what I was talking about and informed me that he’d never seen a green Key Lime pie in his life, nor had anyone else at the table, and the pie was truly delicious. This went on for hours, in my head, but probably only 30 painful seconds in reality before I began gasping out an apology about the pie color and taste and how I just knew it was awful and I truly did know how to bake but had never made a pie from scratch before and I didn’t even like Key Lime pie and I was quite sorry for acting like I knew all about pie or Florida or dessert or anything else. I started nervously laughing and talking fast and laughing more because I was certain this was all a joke or he was just going out of his way to make me feel good…so I just kept standing there, slightly hysterical in a silent room, while my future in laws began to question my mental fitness. My father in law to be kept asking me to come back in the dining room so I finally took a breath and did so, only to discover what he was really wanting was a second slice of pie and to tell me it was the best Key Lime pie he’d ever eaten! WHAT?!?!?! I was hiding out in the kitchen, trying to save everyone the discomfort of complementing the pie, while dessert was served and weighing my options for a discreet exit. I fretted all during dinner about that pie, hardly eating anything and debating if I should somehow trip and “drop” the pie before it could be served. I was unsure what to do and thought that if I just spread enough Cool Whip on top, maybe no one would notice. Smith’s box and they were ALWAYS a lime green color. I was not a fan of Key Lime pie and the only ones I’d ever seen were in the pie carousel at Denny’s or in a Mrs. I found a recipe in an old Florida Cracker cookbook, tweaked it and was completely horrified when the pie came out of the oven a yellow/gold color. When you’re as serious about sweets as we are, you prioritize and subcategorize desserts. When we were dating, he mentioned that Key Lime Pie was one of his favorite desserts and definitely his favorite pie. My hubs is a Florida native, yes, they really do exist, who loves authentic Florida cuisine.
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