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- Could you please add a recipe for garlic noodles? Thank you. —Loretta
- I have not been able to master cooking a whole chicken to make it flavorful, juicy, and with a crispy tasty skin. Also...
- Please add a simple recipe for filet mignon. --Joan
- I am throwing an engagement party for my nephew and his fiancée and they want a luau! Do you have any menu ideas for...
Gooey Pie Crust
When I make blueberry pie the bottom crust never gets cooked and always comes out gooey. I dredge my berries with flour and I’ve even tried corn starch. How can I get my bottom crust to cook thru’?
--Anna Marie
Anna Marie: There are a couple of things you can do to get that bottom crust properly baked. The first (easier) one is to put your pie plate on a metal baking sheet when baking. This helps direct more heat to the bottom of the pie dish so the pie dough there will bake a little faster.
If that doesn’t do it, try par-baking the bottom crust before filling it. Once the dough is fitted in the pie dish, prick it all over with the tines of a fork, then bake for maybe 10 or 12 minutes, until the dough starts to firm up. Check it frequently, and if the dough starts to puff up, gently press it back down with a spatula or back of a spoon. When the dough has firmed up and is JUST starting to color, fill the pie shell with your filling and bake as usual. (But check the pie while it’s baking; if the edge begins to brown too quickly, carefully cover just the edge with strips of foil and continue baking.)

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QuestionI had one of your recipe cards for a green bean casserole. It used ranch dressing mix. I lost the card and could not find the recipe online. Can you help me? --RebeccaMarch 2012
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QuestionCould you add some recipes for Swiss steak, please? --PamMarch 2012
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QuestionPlease add a pork loin roast. --CarolMarch 2012
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When making an old-fashioned cherry pie with cherries you just picked, do you cook your cherries with sugar and cornstarch or flour before putting it in the pie crust?
--BarbaraApril 2012 -
QuestionDear Betty, We love your recipes but are on a tight budget. We only buy our groceries for a month at a time so we buy family packs. We divide the meat up in portions for one meal. We would like some new recipes for boneless pork chops, boneless skinless chicken and fish. Thank you, LoraineMarch 2012
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QuestionHi Betty! My grandmother used to make black-eyed peas on New Year’s – for good luck, she said. Do you have a recipe? Or any other suggestions for traditional “good luck” New Year’s dishes? --SusanMarch 2012
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I am looking for a recipe for plain pound cake. I understand plain cake can be changed by adding a few things, but all I want is plain old-fashioned pound cake. Thank you.
—Mrs. Martin
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Hi Grandma!
I find it hard to cut brownies into nice bars, and they often stick to the pan. Any suggestions?
—June
May 2012 -
QuestionCan you please give a recipe for a moist pumpkin bread, please? Thanks!!!! Happy Thanksgiving! LaureenMarch 2012
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Can you please add seafood gumbo to your recipe file?
—Edie
June 2012





