Best way to get pies?

[RyanF]

I know there are different ways of getting pies, but which way would be the best? Should i just bite the bullet and get a pie for around 1500 or should i get one that's 50 percent het and breed it or maybe a 100 percent het?If there's any other ways that i haven't listed are they easy to do and will it be expensive.

[2kdime]

Get a 1.1 pair of 100% het PIEDS.

[RyanF]

i dont know a ton about breeding, but what does the 1.1 mean?

[spitfireashlea]

Best way to get pies?

Cheery Cherry Pie
9" pie crust, plus extra crust for top crust, lattice, or pie crust art
5-6 cups frozen cherries
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup flour

Preheat oven to 425 degrees.

Place frozen cherries in a large bowl. If time permits, let them thaw for about an hour. This softens them up and helps them absorb the sugar and flour better.

Mix sugar and flour in a small bowl. Pour on fruit and mix to blend. Let the mixture sit for about 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Pour into pie crust and spread evenly.

Roll out additional pie crust and place on top of berries. For this pie, I like a lattice crust, but here are some other options:

- Make pie crust art, using cookie cutters or a knife to cut out different shapes and place on top of fruit. If you're making this pie for Valentine's Day, decorate it with hearts.

- Make a traditional double-crust pie. Place top crust on fruit and pinch the edges to make a tight a pretty border. Cut some slits in the top to allow steam out.

Bake at 425 for 10 minutes. Lower temperature to 325 and bake for an additional 40-50 minutes. Fruit and juices should be bubbling around the edges.

Tips from Jane

- If you don't have time to thaw the cherries, just let them sit in the sugar-flour mixture a bit longer and stir them often to spread the sugar and flour around. If you have some left in the bowl, sprinkle it evenly on top of the fruit.

- You can also make this with fresh cherries. In that case, you'll have to pit the cherries. Frozen cherries do have certain advantages! (particularly in the winter)

- Since I like to fill my pies with lots of fruit, they sometimes spill over. To protect your oven, place an old baking sheet or some aluminum foil on the bottom rack of the oven.

[ZinniaZ]

ha! You beat me to it spitfire! and now I am officially craving pie!

[mechnut450]

I have gone the 1.1 route with both ofthem being 100% het pied ..
th number are 1.2.4 means 1.0.0 ( first number males ) 0.2.0 females and the rare 0.0.4 ( means the unknown sex )

I hope to prove out both my hets this season( going to start pairing in a week or so for the entire winter) and see if i get lucky. outside that i might attempt the albino ad work on some het albinos..

[rabernet]

Hahaha! I was about to say that I get my pies at the bakery.

I've always liked "some assembly required", so I'd recommend getting 1.1 100% het pieds (male.female) and raising them up to breed them. You have a 1 in 4 shot of producing a pied.

One of our moderators, Deborah produced four pieds this season by breeding her two 100% het pieds together.

[RyanF]

lol thx

[RyanF]

wow, thats awsome. Man i would flip if i saw that in the incubator. Now once i get a pie can i breed a pie with a het pie and get more pies? or would i just get a bunch of hets. When i get a 100 percent pie, how do i know that its not just a normal and there just syin its a het?

[spitfireashlea]

Ryan.....*chuckle* Ryan,ryan,ryan. It's "PIED", not "pies".