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Book

50 pies, 50 states : an immigrant's love letter to the United States through pie

Call Number

  • 641.8652 F674 (CEN, OSH)

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Edition

First edition.

Publication Information

New York : Voracious/Little, Brown and Company, 2023.

Physical Description

xiii, 365 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 26 cm

Summary

"An Asian immigrant and home baker presents a love letter to her adopted country with recipes for pies from every state such as Mississippi Mud Pie and Kentucky Derby Pie"--

Growing up in Singapore, Indonesia, and Hong Kong, Fong watched movies set in the US and dreamed of road-tripping from coast to coast, eating pie at diners along the way. Her book is an ode to her chosen home: honoring the people, places, and flavors that made her fall in love with this country by creating a pie for every state. Each pie is a tribute to its region's unique ingredients and culture. And each is also an opportunity to celebrate-- or defend-- your state's honor. Bake your way through, and taste the full range of flavors that America has to offer! -- adapted from inside back cover

Notes

Includes index.

Contents

  • Pie guide
  • Pie map
  • Introduction. How this book works ; Before you start slingin' pies
  • The pies
  • Making crust. Tools ; Ingredients ; Crust recipes ; Techniques: rollin', fittin', crimpin', cuttin' & weavin' (lattice crusts), bakin', servin'.

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