This story is now published as part of the anthology ‘Loyal and True’.
Pies ran in the family, or at least the making of them did.
Brenton Chesteen founded the firm back in the early 1900s.
The ingredients for the pies were nothing special; just the usual fare.
What made Chesteen pies special was the crust.
The formula was a closely guarded family secret and only two members of the family were allowed to know it at any one time.
The holder of the secret would hand it down before his death to his son and occasionally to a daughter.
It was rumoured that lives had been lost in the quest for the secret ingredient.
The most famous of which was Brenton Chesteen himself who was tortured for several days before being rescued by a passing band of gypsies.
Brenton eventually died of his wounds but he did not give up the secret.
For all the generation since, Gypsies have been welcome to camp on Chesteen land.
Gratitude knows not the passage of time.
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Lard; the secret is always lard.
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Ah yes; but which type of lard?
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The kind of lard my mama used to buy….
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Mums know all the tricks.
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I have to say I love a good pie a lot more than dieting
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Same here. When I decide to break the diet I think it only wise to choose something that makes it worthwhile.
Thank you for the comment.
Terry
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“Life’s short. Eat pie.” This is the motto of the Great Canadian Pie Company (and somewhere in a past post I have a photo of it on display). Perhaps your lot would like to adopt the motto as well?
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Love that motto!
I’ll go looking for that post……. thanks for the heads up and the comment.
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What an interesting story. PS: I like my pie served warm, please with a cup of coffee with cream.
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Coming right up!
Thanks for the comment……….pie certainly gets a reaction.
Terry
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I know what you mean. Maybe I should post a picture of my favorite Strawberry Rhubarb Pie. But, the chef won’t give me his secret to what makes it so good. Maybe the secret’s in the crust.
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