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    Good Food

    Sweety Pies

    They say love can be tasted in the food that's prepared, especially when it's for family and friends. Some might say pies are the ultimate comfort food and are a true measure of a woman's cooking prowess.

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    By Evan Kleiman • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    They say love can be tasted in the food that's prepared, especially when it's for family and friends. Some might say pies are the ultimate comfort food and are a true measure of a woman's cooking prowess. Author Patty Pinner lovingly remembers the domestic divas of her Michigan childhood as they cooked their way into a man's heart through pies in Sweety Pies.

    The Egg Lady's Oatmeal Pie

    (Courtesy of Patty Pinner's Sweety Pies, Taunton Press)

    Makes one 9-inch pie

    Miss Viola Tresvant's Blueberry Pie with the Crumb Topping

    (Courtesy of Patty Pinner's Sweety Pies, Taunton Press)

    Makes one 9-inch pie

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