There was a little restaurant when i was little called Gene's. it was on main street in our little town and the "dining" area, was about 500 square feet, at the most. it had a greasy grill, bar stools around the counter and on the two tables that were in there, red and white checked plastic table cloths.
Every year, for my birthay, when my parents would ask me where i wanted to go for my birthday dinner, the answer was Gene's. i would get a shorthorn, which consisted of a bad hambuger bun, some ground beef and sauce, cheese, and onions. but the only reason you really went to gene's was the texas cream pie.
texas cream pie, i don't think, is really even a pie. it's a made up conconction from what i can tell. i have never been able to find a recipe, never heard of anyone else who has had it, it's an enigma.
as time went on, Gene's closed down, and that was the end of the pie.
every year since then, about 28 years, when i get asked where i want my birthday dinner, i answer....gene's.
the woman who made the pie, was asked many times by my mom to make the pie for my birthday, she always declined...fearful that it wouldn't taste the same.
she died this week. my heart and stomach died...
i searched in desparation on the internet for the pie. and for some reason this time, i got a hit on yahoo answers. this person, from my same hometown, was wondering if anyone had had this pie and where you could get it. she had an answer. it's this CPA firm in Austin...it looks like some joke. but, after looking through it, i think i have the recipe. i, in my giddines,showed my dad, for this was his favorite too...he thinks this is it.
as i write...i'm waiting for the cream to cool, the egg white are ready to be whipped, and the pie crusts are all ready.
TO BE CONTINUED...
Gene's
There was a little restaurant when i was little called Gene's. it was on main street in our little town and the "dining" area, was about 500 square feet, at the most. it had a greasy grill, bar stools around the counter and on the two tables that were in there, red and white checked plastic table cloths.
Every year, for my birthay, when my parents would ask me where i wanted to go for my birthday dinner, the answer was Gene's. i would get a shorthorn, which consisted of a bad hambuger bun, some ground beef and sauce, cheese, and onions. but the only reason you really went to gene's was the texas cream pie.
texas cream pie, i don't think, is really even a pie. it's a made up conconction from what i can tell. i have never been able to find a recipe, never heard of anyone else who has had it, it's an enigma.
as time went on, Gene's closed down, and that was the end of the pie.
every year since then, about 28 years, when i get asked where i want my birthday dinner, i answer....gene's.
the woman who made the pie, was asked many times by my mom to make the pie for my birthday, she always declined...fearful that it wouldn't taste the same.
she died this week. my heart and stomach died...
i searched in desparation on the internet for the pie. and for some reason this time, i got a hit on yahoo answers. this person, from my same hometown, was wondering if anyone had had this pie and where you could get it. she had an answer. it's this CPA firm in Austin...it looks like some joke. but, after looking through it, i think i have the recipe. i, in my giddines,showed my dad, for this was his favorite too...he thinks this is it.
as i write...i'm waiting for the cream to cool, the egg white are ready to be whipped, and the pie crusts are all ready.
TO BE CONTINUED...
Every year, for my birthay, when my parents would ask me where i wanted to go for my birthday dinner, the answer was Gene's. i would get a shorthorn, which consisted of a bad hambuger bun, some ground beef and sauce, cheese, and onions. but the only reason you really went to gene's was the texas cream pie.
texas cream pie, i don't think, is really even a pie. it's a made up conconction from what i can tell. i have never been able to find a recipe, never heard of anyone else who has had it, it's an enigma.
as time went on, Gene's closed down, and that was the end of the pie.
every year since then, about 28 years, when i get asked where i want my birthday dinner, i answer....gene's.
the woman who made the pie, was asked many times by my mom to make the pie for my birthday, she always declined...fearful that it wouldn't taste the same.
she died this week. my heart and stomach died...
i searched in desparation on the internet for the pie. and for some reason this time, i got a hit on yahoo answers. this person, from my same hometown, was wondering if anyone had had this pie and where you could get it. she had an answer. it's this CPA firm in Austin...it looks like some joke. but, after looking through it, i think i have the recipe. i, in my giddines,showed my dad, for this was his favorite too...he thinks this is it.
as i write...i'm waiting for the cream to cool, the egg white are ready to be whipped, and the pie crusts are all ready.
TO BE CONTINUED...
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What a tradition to continue if that is, indeed, the recipe. Fingers crossed for you!
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January 18, 2010 at 6:50 AM
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What a tradition to continue if that is, indeed, the recipe. Fingers crossed for you!
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