On Sep 26, 6:45 pm, "Paul M. Cook" <pmBERMUDA_SHORTSc...@gte.net>
wrote:
> "Drew Cutter" <andr...@wcoil.com> wrote in message
>
> news:19au5n.3s7.19.1@wcoil.com...
>
> > Been watching foodtv on the pie contest. Vinegar was used for the crust.
> > Can you use vinegar for any pie crust ? Does it really make a
> > difference ?
>
> I've eaten my share of pies in my life. I've baked pies since I was 12.
> Never have I come across a recipe that called for vinegar, never have I
> eaten a pie that had vinegar in the crust and I can think of no reason
> whatsoever I would ever put vinegar in a pie crust. Pie crust is flour, ice
> water, shortening and salt. That's it.
>
> Look FoodTV has decayed to the point where it's most popular 'cooks" not
> only cannot cook but admit it as well. I'd just chalk it up to a channel
> that considers canned chili topped with butter soaked cornbread to be a
> "healthy" dish.
>
> Paul

In my experience, vinegar in a pie crust is an old-timey thing. It
has nothing to do with FTV or no FTV. If you haven't ever used it or
run across it or eaten it, that's your experience, not a benchmark.
It's difficult if not impossible to tell when a crust has vinegar in
it.

N.