OK here is the deal: My mother baked some sort of traditional "Pirog" apple pie (her side of the family is from Russia), but thinks the thing went a little underbaked. Problem is, her grnadmother apparently told her that raw dough was the most evil foodstuff on earht, and of course if we do eat the pie we are going ot dia a horrible horrible death. So she is about to throw the pie to the garbage, and only by heroic effort I could convince her to give the poor thing a second chance, atleast until I can show her proof of it's innocence.
Now, I am pretty sure that whole story is a BS Urban Legend to put off children from eating raw dough and stuff, but I can't find any proof to substain my theory. Please guys, help me to save this pie!
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Anonymous2005-12-30 22:04
You want to save the pie? Bake it at a low temperature for a long time, and glaze the top once in a while with egg. And for the record, uncooked pie dough is indeed The Great Satan.
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Anonymous2005-12-31 11:18
The whole "raw dough will make your belly explode" thing is indeed a BS Urban Legend. The scare comes from the silly notion that yeast in the dough (so apparently cookie dough and baking soda preparations are already "safe") will continue rising in your belly and guts, swelling and finally killing you in a gory death. That's it, if the acids in your stomachs would be so kind to spare the delicate yeast cells or something. Heh.
OTOH, there is a small health hazard involving any foodstuffs with raw eggs (not just unbaked dough) and salmonella bacteria. But I am pretty sure that a almost-done pie is safe to eat.
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Anonymous2006-01-02 14:39
PIE IS IN DANGER, IT'S GONNA DIE
PIE IS THE SAVER, IT'S GOT TO SURVIVE
PIE IS IN DANGER, I WANT TO KEEP MY LOVE ALIVE, ALIVE FOREVEEEER
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Anonymous2006-01-10 11:58 (sage)
One pie is 32 cheesburgers. Nickelodeon will runn anti-pie propoganda to threaten the youth.