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Cooking & Baking

drray23

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2. Its used to control the sweetness of the pie.

Reply to Arkansas Granny (Original post)

Wed Nov 20, 2024, 11:24 AM

Nov 20

You could use another acid, like lemon juice to achieve the same goal, which is get your pie to the sweetness level you want, not too sweet, just right.

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Question about recipe ingredient. [View all] Arkansas Granny Nov 20 OP

Good question intrepidity Nov 20 #1

Its used to control the sweetness of the pie. drray23 Nov 20 #2

My grandmother and aunts always added a bit of lemon juice in their baked goods containing fruit. Irish_Dem Nov 20 #5

That Would Work ProfessorGAC Nov 21 #6

Just guessing here EYESORE 9001 Nov 20 #3

Balance the sugar. My mother used to sneak cachukis Nov 20 #4