Thanksgiving pie-how to be honest with a guest - Page 2

Marp · ‎03-09-2010

1. Lel her bring the pie.

2. Make the ones that are preferred

3. Send what is left of sister's pie back home with her.

What is good for the goose today will also be good for the gander tomorrow.

Krimpette · ‎03-09-2010

Maybe she brings it because it's her favorite...and since she probably knows no one else will eat it, then more for her!!!! (I agree with supplying other choices of pies for the rest of the guests. No....I don't think you can ever have too many pies.....mainly because I love pies of all kinds!!!!

happycat · ‎09-18-2010

I would make a traditional pumpkin pie myself.

dex · ‎03-09-2010

I would tell her not to make a large pie as most of the family prefers the traditional pumpkin which you will be adding to the desserts."..said in a non confrontational tone of voice to make sure she doesn’t have hurt feelings and hopefully she will change her mind and offer a different pie choice.

AuntG · ‎03-09-2010

I'd accept whatever she brings and make one other pie, probably an apple one.

Yahooey · ‎07-09-2010

Our gathering is small - 9 people and I usually make dessert. I always do more than one and have experimented in the past. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. I'm the first to say - okay, this will not be made again. Same with side dishes - etc.

We are quite honest - there are picky eaters and may not try it. I'm all in for leftovers which are the best since the day of - it is too much food.

I once made a Banofee Pie and the crust was rock hard. Can't even cut it with a knife - it was hacked into pieces. It was tasty if you have good jaws. Some that didn't have good teeth or want to save their teeth ate the filling but wouldn't attempt the crust. I laughed and jawed my way through.

My brother's family even took some of the leftover pie - he msg me that he is jawing the pie the next day.

You can always ask your sister - we MISSED your pecan pie - can you bring that in additon to the chiffon pie. If she says no - and it is on the table - she can't say she wasn't forwarned.

There can never be too many desserts.

faeriemoon · ‎03-14-2010

@Marp wrote:
1. Lel her bring the pie.
2. Make the ones that are preferred
3. Send what is left of sister's pie back home with her.

Ding, ding, ding!!! We have a winner!

~What a terrible era in which idiots govern the blind.~ William Shakespeare

faeriemoon · ‎03-14-2010

When you have the same guests for a holiday year after year, you have a fairly good idea of what they are going to bring. My SIL used to bring a pie from one of her kid's fundraisers every Thanksgiving. Frankly, I never thought they were very good. Eventually I would just make my pie(s) or desserts not even caring what kind of pie she would bring because there was a good chance no one was going to eat hers anyway.

~What a terrible era in which idiots govern the blind.~ William Shakespeare

haddon9 · ‎03-09-2010

Do you give your guests take home care packages? I do since I don't want to have a ton of desserts around for me to eat...DH doesn't eat sweets, my kids leave and there is only me to eat a lot of cake & pie! I give my guests lots of the left overs.

You can give your sister her pie back when she leaves....maybe she'll get the message if no one eats it.

aroc3435 · ‎09-30-2010

@petepetey

My answer would be to let her just bring her pumpkin chiffon pie and you set out the other desserts of your choosing that you know the rest of your folks prefer.

For some reason she wants to bring what she wants to bring--who knows why. She has some reason for her choice but you may never know what it is.

As much as I love the Thanksgiving meal itself the most important thing to me has always been the gathering of family and friends. Life is too short to bother your head over a dessert item.

Just enjoy the day and the blessing of having loved ones around you. You never know when someone will be absent from the board in future years.