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July 20, 2017 prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less) write a story that features a pie. You can make it any kind of pie, focus on filling or crust, or tell us about the pie-maker. How does pie set a tone in a story? Does it warm the hearth or bring disappointment?
He was in his eighties and a widower.
I’d made him a promise, one he thought I’d forget, but I’m not like that.
It cost me nothing, just my time. Besides, I enjoyed doing it.
I have no problem cooking whatever Hubby brings in for the table.
I only ask that I don’t see him despatch it, and that he does the skinning and gutting.
Onions, potatoes, swede, black pepper, a stock cube, and a lid of puff pastry.
I made the Old Boy a Rabbit Pie. He was so thrilled.
Well worth the effort to see his smile.
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I am a retired number cruncher with a vivid imagination and wacky sense of humour which extends to short stories and poetry. I love to cook and am a bit of a dog whisperer as I get on better with them than people sometimes!
In November 2020, we lost our beloved Maggie who adopted us as a 7 week old pup in March 2005. We decided to have a photo put on canvas as we had for her predecessor Barney. We now have three pictures of our fur babies on the wall as we found a snapshot of Kizzy, my GSD when Hubby and I first met so had hers done too.
On February 24th 2022 we were blessed to find Maya, a 13 week old GSD pup who has made her own place in our hearts. You can follow our training methods, photos and her growth in my blog posts.
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We now reside in a small bungalow on the Lincolnshire coast where we have forged new friendships and interests.
He was in his eighties and a widower.
pensitivity101 
A man’s way to his heart is through his stomach.and your Rabbit Pie did the trick.
http://ideasolsi65.blogspot.com/2017/07/piece-of-my-mind.html
I was so pleased to have made one for him, and made another later. Neither of his daughters could face cooking a rabbit in a stew, let alone a pie.
What an accomplishment! Your touching flash reminded me of trips I used to take to Malta to visit my ex-husbands aunt and her family. Uncle Manuel kept rabbits in a big cage in his garden. Inevitably one would end up in Aunt Mary’s pot a couple of times a week. We anthropomorphize rabbits here, as we do so many animals, but they are a mainstay for many people around the world.
thank you for your kind comment. Glad it brought back happy memories.
A kind act to make someone a comfort dish. And a good team, hubby dispatching, you baking! I do wonder what “swede” is? The ingredients are similar to the UP pasties, although beef and not rabbit.
Swede is a root vegetable and a little peppery, but is great mashed with potatoes.
Oh! I’ll have to look for that at the farmers markets!
It’s lovely in stew or mashed with potatoes.
I like mashing turnips in potatoes sometimes, too.
We like turnips in a stew. Had a bit of a chuckle one day with a lad on the supermarket checkout who didn’t know what type of apple it was!
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What a generous offering. A smile is great repayment for the effort.
🙂