Pies That Make You Angry - Page 6

monster · 12-02-2010, 09:04 PM

I love pecans. But not once they've been ruined by being mde into a pie.

Shawnee123 · 12-02-2010, 09:06 PM

How do you pronounce 'pecan'?

kerosene · 12-02-2010, 09:12 PM

pees-in-a-can

Clodfobble · 12-02-2010, 10:23 PM

Puh-KAHN. And they get soggy in a pie, and are therefore no good. Toasted, however, like with brown sugar on top of baked apples and sweet potatoes... well that's a whole different story. Toasted pecans are awesome.

monster · 12-02-2010, 10:35 PM

Pick-ahn. But that's how the Michigandans taught me.... I think Brits say Peek'n, but they don't eat them much.

Lamplighter · 12-03-2010, 12:13 AM

It seems like I remember a pecan tree along some Texas highway with a sign saying it was the
original soft- or paper-shell tree, from which all of today's commercial trees are descended.

If so, maybe best pronunciation is with a heavy Texan-twang.

glatt · 12-03-2010, 08:28 AM

Pea-cans are yummy. Pea-can pie is too.

I was collecting them off the ground in a park over thanksgiving weekend. The nuts were in a hard shell, and are a pain to get the meat out. Didn't know there was a paper shell variety.

Sundae · 12-03-2010, 10:03 AM

Any nuts in a pie make me angry.
Get your nuts out of my pie!

Shawnee123 · 12-03-2010, 10:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sundae Girl

Any nuts in a pie make me angry.
Get your nuts out of my pie!

Seriously. Listen to the girl!

kerosene · 12-03-2010, 12:30 PM

Not even almonds?

Sundae · 12-03-2010, 12:31 PM

I am not Cherry Bakewell. Not even almonds.

wolf · 12-03-2010, 09:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shawnee123

Then there's the pronunciation. Is it pee-kahn? PEE-can? I dropped out of phonetics class in college so that's the best I can do.

Question for all:

How do you pronounce pecan? I use closer to the former than the latter.

All depends on where you are in relation to the Mason-Dixon Line. How you feel about NASCAR may factor into the answer, as well.

Urbane Guerrilla · 12-05-2010, 11:17 PM

I say it that way myself.

Somebody who can't like pecans -- jeez, that's hopeless. I'm very fond of pecan pie. I pronounce it with a short A, though, not a broad A.

Juniper · 12-06-2010, 12:51 AM

Pee-kahn. I love 'em. And almonds. But I can't stand walnuts unless they're inside something that hides the bitterness; sort of a metaphor there, but it's almost two a.m. and I can't think of what for.

I just made a pumpkin pie today. Didn't make me angry at all; it turned out perfect! I've been craving one ever since I didn't make one for Thanksgiving. I made carrot cake instead. That was good too.

I love pie. But I absolutely HATE making pie crust. Don't know why; it seems like a simple enough process, but I really prefer just unrolling it out of a box.

Okay wait, there is a pie that makes me angry. Raspberry/blackberry pie, with all those little annoying crunchy seeds. Blech. And Coconut. I hate coconut.

Griff · 12-06-2010, 06:20 AM

Pee-kahn but as conscious push back to the regional flat a.

12-02-2010, 09:04 PM	#76
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	I love pecans. But not once they've been ruined by being mde into a pie. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

12-02-2010, 09:06 PM	#77
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	How do you pronounce 'pecan'? __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

12-02-2010, 10:23 PM	#79
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	Puh-KAHN. And they get soggy in a pie, and are therefore no good. Toasted, however, like with brown sugar on top of baked apples and sweet potatoes... well that's a whole different story. Toasted pecans are awesome. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

12-02-2010, 10:35 PM	#80
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Pick-ahn. But that's how the Michigandans taught me.... I think Brits say Peek'n, but they don't eat them much. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

12-03-2010, 10:03 AM	#83
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Any nuts in a pie make me angry. Get your nuts out of my pie! __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

12-02-2010, 09:12 PM	#78
kerosene Touring the facilities Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The plains of Colorado Posts: 3,476	pees-in-a-can

12-03-2010, 12:13 AM	#81
Lamplighter Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Bottom lands of the Missoula floods Posts: 6,402	It seems like I remember a pecan tree along some Texas highway with a sign saying it was the original soft- or paper-shell tree, from which all of today's commercial trees are descended. If so, maybe best pronunciation is with a heavy Texan-twang.

12-03-2010, 08:28 AM	#82
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Pea-cans are yummy. Pea-can pie is too. I was collecting them off the ground in a park over thanksgiving weekend. The nuts were in a hard shell, and are a pain to get the meat out. Didn't know there was a paper shell variety.

12-03-2010, 12:30 PM	#85
kerosene Touring the facilities Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The plains of Colorado Posts: 3,476	Not even almonds?

12-03-2010, 12:31 PM	#86
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	I am not Cherry Bakewell. Not even almonds. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

12-05-2010, 11:17 PM	#88
Urbane Guerrilla Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Southern California Posts: 6,674	I say it that way myself. Somebody who can't like pecans -- jeez, that's hopeless. I'm very fond of pecan pie. I pronounce it with a short A, though, not a broad A. __________________ Wanna stop school shootings? End Gun-Free Zones, of course.

12-06-2010, 12:51 AM	#89
Juniper I know, right? Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 1,539	Pee-kahn. I love 'em. And almonds. But I can't stand walnuts unless they're inside something that hides the bitterness; sort of a metaphor there, but it's almost two a.m. and I can't think of what for. I just made a pumpkin pie today. Didn't make me angry at all; it turned out perfect! I've been craving one ever since I didn't make one for Thanksgiving. I made carrot cake instead. That was good too. I love pie. But I absolutely HATE making pie crust. Don't know why; it seems like a simple enough process, but I really prefer just unrolling it out of a box. Okay wait, there is a pie that makes me angry. Raspberry/blackberry pie, with all those little annoying crunchy seeds. Blech. And Coconut. I hate coconut.

12-06-2010, 06:20 AM	#90
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Pee-kahn but as conscious push back to the regional flat a. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

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