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<em> ... they refused to wear shoes, flagellated themselves, and engaged in meditative prayer.</em>

Kinky! Me like. Go on ....

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I've never attempted a chess pie, but I sure want to try. Does one use the quick-cooking/fine-ground type of cornmeal?

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St. John Paul II

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Intelligently Designed bacteria?

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For those of you who don't like to invest a lot of time baking, try checkers pie.

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Sorry ... that's just sick.

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That is a beautiful idea that I've never heard before.

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Hope you let them unionize in time for next season. (Did they flower, or not even get that far along?)

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You have to make the pie. And it should be warm, per the instructions.

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Patron saint of drunken brawlers, more likely.

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ISWYDT ... although I'm not sure you meant to do it.

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Shared patronage with St. Patrick, of course

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I think usually just regular yellow corn meal, but I don't know if it makes much of a difference . . .

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Yes, they'll float to the top, but they'll have been covered by the filling. I suppose you could add the apples after the filling, but that may be a little messier.

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Do you have time to get to the orchard?

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Just loosen the cap and put the jug under your bed for a couple of months! It doesn't taste great, but it's fermented!

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