Let me begin by saying, DAVID DOES NOT LET PIE GO TO WASTE.
David loves him some pie.
I mean, he loves all desserts, including pie. This being his reality, his eyes lit up when
he saw this Strawberry Rhubarb pie in Trader Joe’s this week.
Of course, he got it.
Heck, he has been working hard lately and deserves a special treat! Only, when we served it later the same
evening, it didn’t turn out to be a treat at all…
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| The label promised the dessert would be "mouth watering" |
Here is David’s review of the pie: “Surprisingly, I don’t like this pie. And the CRUST is the heart of why,
really. The crust is underdone or
something – it is not pleasant. And then once you get through the crust all
you have is tart rhubarb and not very strong strawberry taste. I would like to take it back and return it,
it’s that bad. I would rather have a
cherry pie instead of this, and I am not a big fan of cherry pies. I like strawberry rhubarb pies, they remind
me of when I lived in England and my friend Toby’s mom would make it. But this pie by Trader Joe’s is not
good. I give it a 2, but those points
are just because it is a PIE.”
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| Isn't it pretty? Looks like something your Great Aunt would bring to the 4th of July picnic or something. |
Here is what I thought of it: “This was a beautiful pie. It had sweet stars on the top, which gives it
extra points in my book because they make the pie pretty. 😊 The
colors of the strawberries and rhubarb peeking through the stars is also
appealing to the eye. I am not a “pie
person”. I would not usually choose pie from a dessert menu, but since David
wanted this one, I jumped on board.
Surprisingly, I liked it. the
sweetness of the strawberries and the tartness of the rhubarb were a nice
combination. Sadly, the CRUST was underdone
and sort of dough-y. That was a
turn-off. I give it a 3.25.”
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| The trees are all in bloom in Washington DC! HAPPY SPRING EVERYONE! |
Note: David did
not end up taking the pie back. He
wanted to, but I cut another little slice out to eat for breakfast, and it
seems tacky to take a product back and say, “This tastes crappy” when there is,
like, 1/3 of it already eaten. Trader
Joe’s are great about accepting returns of things you do not like, and if we
get a real clunker we don’t hesitate to take it back, but we don’t want to
abuse their kind return policy.
Price: $6.99
Rating: 2.5
You didn't read the hidden directions when they said it was a tender crust and a homemade taste what that meant is once you get that pie hole to take it out of the little tray and heat it up for 1 minute in the microwave to make sure the crust is done and you have the homemade taste they couldn't finish baking it 100% or it would fall apart by the time you get it home especially with that nice star design on the crust. In fact that's a Best bet to do with anything you buy at the store heated up for a little bit in the microwave to give it that homemade fresh taste because everything nowadays is made with new fashioned ingredients instead of old fashioned taste. Word to the wise heated up a little bit to finish cooking it and then it will taste better in your kitchen.
ReplyDeleteYou didn't read the hidden serving directions! When they said it has a tender crust and a homemade taste, what that means is once you get that pie home, to take it out of the metal tray and heat it up for 1 minute in the microwave to make sure the crust is done and you have the homemade taste. They couldn't finish baking it 100% or it would fall apart by the time you get it home, especially with that nice star design on the crust. In fact that's a Best bet to do with anything you buy at the store, heat it up for a bit in the microwave to give it that homemade fresh taste, because everything nowadays is made with new fashioned ingredients instead of old fashioned taste. Word to the wise, heat the food up a little bit to finish cooking it and then it will taste better in your kitchen.
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