http://justagalegirl.livejournal.com/ ([identity profile] justagalegirl.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] fandomhigh2010-06-09 02:08 pm
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Magic of Baking: Week 5, Period 3

"Hopefully you all enjoyed your surprise week off last week," Alysha said once the class was assembled in the Home Ec room. "I'm sorry you missed a class though, and I'll see what I can do about making it up."

At each of the cooking stations was a saran-wrapped ball of pastry dough along with a rolling pin and mat and two pie plates. The island in the center of the room had a selection of fruits.

"What we're doing today is making pie," she explained. "Just basic fruit pie, nothing crazy. I've made everyone enough dough for a double crust pie - that's like an apple pie where there's the crust on the bottom and also covering the fruit. If you want to try your own pie crust as well, there's a recipe at your station that's pretty close to the one I use." Except the aunties would have a conniption fit at the idea of using shortening instead of lard in a pie crust. Thankfully they weren't there. No really, no one wanted that.

"First, go ahead and figure out what kind of pie you want to make. There's a bunch of different pie filling recipes up here to work from. Then roll out your pie crust, fill it, and pop it in the oven."

"As always, I'm around if you have any questions at all. I'd recommend the blueberries or rhubarb if you're not sure what fruit to use. They're both in season. Apple's always good too though."

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[identity profile] justwantsquiet.livejournal.com 2010-06-09 07:05 pm (UTC)(link)
"Not much at all. Just my grandmother and my brother," she admitted. "Do you?"

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[identity profile] rilla-myrilla.livejournal.com 2010-06-09 07:15 pm (UTC)(link)
"I'm the youngest of six," Rilla said with a little laugh, tossing her hair. "Plus Mother and Dad."

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[identity profile] justwantsquiet.livejournal.com 2010-06-09 07:25 pm (UTC)(link)
"I'm jealous," Sookie admitted, grinning at her.

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[identity profile] rilla-myrilla.livejournal.com 2010-06-09 07:37 pm (UTC)(link)
"I suppose you could borrow Di and Nan," Rilla replied, grinning back. "But I must be very selfish about Walter."

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[identity profile] justwantsquiet.livejournal.com 2010-06-09 07:46 pm (UTC)(link)
"Oh, he's the best one, huh?" she asked.

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[identity profile] rilla-myrilla.livejournal.com 2010-06-09 07:48 pm (UTC)(link)
"I think so," Rilla said. "He's a poet."

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[identity profile] justwantsquiet.livejournal.com 2010-06-09 08:16 pm (UTC)(link)
"A good one?" she checked.

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[identity profile] rilla-myrilla.livejournal.com 2010-06-09 08:22 pm (UTC)(link)
"I think he's wonderful," Rilla said, "and so do his teachers. He will be famous someday, like Mother's student Paul Irving is now."

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[identity profile] justwantsquiet.livejournal.com 2010-06-09 08:30 pm (UTC)(link)
"The Paul Irving?" she asked.

Nope. No idea who he was. But she was just going to play along.

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[identity profile] rilla-myrilla.livejournal.com 2010-06-09 08:35 pm (UTC)(link)
"Yes!" Rilla exclaimed. "Mother was his first teacher and thinks he turned out rather well, even if he is a Yankee."

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[identity profile] justwantsquiet.livejournal.com 2010-06-09 08:50 pm (UTC)(link)
"Mmm, we Americans aren't all that bad," she noted with a grin.

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[identity profile] rilla-myrilla.livejournal.com 2010-06-09 08:57 pm (UTC)(link)
"So I'm learning," Rilla said with a smile. "I won't tell Miss Cornelia. It would tip her whole world askew."