Super Bowl Party Apple Pie Throw Down
Move over New England Patriots.
As it turns out, I didn’t win the $1000 catered Super Bowl party. I didn’t win the office NFL play-off bracket. And, I didn’t win the Apple Pie Thrown Down contest. In light of recent events, I also put off dashing over to Louisiana in hopes of securing my retirement by purchasing fistfuls of lottery tickets.
Nevertheless everything worked out for the best, as life often does.
Prior to this whole Super Bowl contest rigamarole, we had no intentions of hosting a party (unless we won). When my name was not announced Saturday evening, I dodged a fury of last minute cleaning and begging friends to come over who already had plans. No matter, because Friday morning as I reached for the door knob about to leave for work, my husband dashed to the bathroom and threw up. Our weekend was spent recovering on the couch.
Determined to bounce back from defeat, much like Tiquan Underwood after the Patriots cut him the day before the Super Bowl, I refocused my energy on the Apple Pie Throw Down.
Awhile back a friend made a grand sweeping statement, that a particular store bought apple pie was better than any homemade pie she’s ever had. Pshaw. Taking this bold proclamation in stride, another friend and I challenged her to a pie tasting contest. In conjunction with our work Super Bowl party (where we announced the winner of the bracket contest - not me), we held our apple pie throw down.
Yesterday we lined up the two homemade pies next to a store bought version, insisted our co-workers sample each one and vote for their favorite (disregarding presentation).
At the end of the day we peeled back the ballot and to my dismay, the store bought pie had won! It was baked with aspartame, my crust included real butter. What a bust.
Befuddled by three consecutive losses, I reminded myself that it’s not whether you win or lose but rather how you play the game. Tiquan is a Patriot again and there’s always next time.
When life gives you lemons…squeeze a little in some apple filling, top your pie with ice cream and call it a day.
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And so does your Kansas family….
Posted by Mom | February 12, 2012, 5:06 pmMaybe the problem wasn’t with the pie, but with the testers. People get conditioned to think whatever they are most familiar with is the best. You could have thrown a couple of McDonald’s apple pies into the mix.
Do you use vodka in the crust? It makes it flakier.
Posted by Fred | February 10, 2012, 2:46 pmYou’re right on the money because after consulting with the tasters a good number of them are used to eating sugar-free products. Taste is so objective. Vodka? No! But interesting…gives me another reason to buy it, other than for vodka cream pasta.
Posted by Gidget Eats | February 10, 2012, 2:58 pmAspartame!? Gross! You’ve gotta tell which store the pie came from. Your butter-dotted crust looks fabulous, by the way.
Posted by Lisa Blair | February 8, 2012, 7:58 pmTo be fair, some of my friends have to use alternative sugar substitutes for health reasons…but a surprising number of people have grown accustom to the taste! The store bought pie was a sugar-free version from Fresh Market. I’ve been making my pie for years now and do love the crust.
Posted by Gidget Eats | February 10, 2012, 2:55 pm