The sun finally came out again today, so I took off to the store and got everything I needed to make a Key Lime Pie a/k/a The Official State Pie Of Florida!
According to the story I read on page 206 of the southern section, a real Floridian will always know the difference between a true key lime pie and some pie you try to pass off as one using ordinary, pedestrian limes. So I used real key lime, but I had to buy it in a bottle, because even here in Florida, those little green culinary gems are hard to find! This made putting together the filling a piece of cake…or in this case, pie…you get the idea.
Of course, the topping required yet another go at a meringue…sigh…but something interesting happened…having made meringue three times in the last four days I’ve actually become something of a pro at it now! You may have heard the saying about how the definition of madness is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. There could be some kind of existential truth to that in many life instances but not where cooking is concerned, because the secret to becoming a great cook lies in a willingness to do the same thing over and over again until you get it right.
This key lime pie was dreamy! Tart, yet sweet, with the perfect light and creamy topping. I think that both Martha and my new home state of Florida would be proud of me!
