pumpkin pasties

[Tyler Hewitt]

No: HPFGUIDX 79600

JDR asks
...are pumpkin pasties just pumpkin pies?


ME:
A trivial matter, but the only one I feel motivated to
discuss at the moment.

Pasties are small hand-held pies, similar to a calzone
(maybe a little smaller). I've never seen them in the
U.S. outside of northern Michigan, where they seem to
exist solely to feed tourists. The 'classic' pastie is
filled with a beef stew-like mixture, but other
varieties are available.

When I was in Britain this summer, I ate pasties in
York and Edinburgh. Again, they may only exist to feed
tourists, but they were so good! And they came in many
more varieties than I've ever seen in the states. The
shop in York must have had 30 different varieties.

I've always pictured pumpkin pasties being like
pumpkin pies, but I suppose they could be savory and
not sweet. Pumpkin is a pretty versatile ingredient.
At any rate, they sound yummy, I love anything with
pumpkin in it!

OK, enough frivolity. Back to discussing the Sorting
Hat's sexual orientation!

Tyler


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