Calling all bakers: Looking to help the hungry this Thanksgiving?
Could you make one extra pie this year? Or maybe a dozen apple turnovers? Every Thursday, the food pantry at Central Synagogue provides a hot meal for 100-120 hungry people, but they don't have the resources to change up their regular menu (beef stew) to include any traditional Thanksgiving foods. It made me sad to think of the pantry's clients being left out of the national feast, so I have volunteered to provide enough pie for all. If you'd like to pitch in to the Pie Project and give a taste of Thanksgiving to some people to don't have much, please contact me at bookseller@nyc.rr.com.
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13 Comments:
I'd be happy to bake an extra pie, but do you think it would survive a trip from Florida? I could freeze it then vacuum seal it and ship it overnight...
Dominic
the zen kitchen
dvchurch at 9:24AM on 11/09/07
I would love to, but I don't live in NYC anymore :(
charm city cupcake at 9:47AM on 11/09/07
I can't help you out but wanted to say that it's a wonderful thing that you're doing.
CanadianFoodieGirl at 10:35AM on 11/09/07
If I can figure out how to ship it without a mess, I'd be delighted to send one.
sobriquet at 10:44AM on 11/09/07
Maggiesara: I'd be happy to bake an extra pie. Emailing you for details...
Alaina Browne at 10:50AM on 11/09/07
Not to hijack this great cause, but for those wanting to help outside of NYC usually your local Salvation Army has Thanksgiving dinner and is in need of food and/or dessert donations. Here in NE Ohio they ask for desserts and I usually bake 4 pies to drop off the day before.
I agree Maggiesara, everyone deserves a lil Thanksgiving. Thanks for your post and I also wish I could ship something from Ohio that wouldn't perish.
bobcatsteph3 at 11:44AM on 11/09/07
Great cause maggiesara, I admire your efforts! I would love to help out if I were in NYC. For those that aren't (like me), you can partake in the Drop In and Decorate cause promoted by Lydia of The Perfect Pantry.
Hillary
Chew on That
Chew on That at 2:06PM on 11/09/07
Hi Maggiesara, I just tried to email you to donate a pie, but the email bounced back. I'll try again in a bit, but just thought I'd let you know that I'd love to donate a pie. If you can post the drop off details, I'll happy bake an extra pie or two!
BCMason at 3:00PM on 11/09/07
Oh gosh, I have just been overwhelmed by the response here! And I'm thrilled. Here are the details, which I'll repeat in emails to all who wrote asking for specifics:
1. The pantry specifically requested fruit pies (rather than, say, pumpkin, though pecan would probably be ok), because they will have to sit out overnight, and we don't want any issues with custard going bad. Also, fruit pies are easier to cut.
2. Many of the pantry's clients work, so they stop off to get food in the morning, and they take it away to eat later in the day. Pieces of pie are difficult to pack into a paper bag, so I thought it would be helpful to have some of the pies be in the form of turnovers or pocket pies. People who would like to send pie from outside of NYC -- and THANK YOU!! -- might find it easier to send turnovers. Off the top of my head, I'd suggest baking them, wrapping them individually in bubble wrap, and putting them in a fairly sturdy box for overnight delivery. Please let me know if you'd like a recipe for turnovers -- or for pie, for that matter, that I bet most Serious Eaters have that covered.
3. My mom will be baking a couple of pies, but she has also volunteered her apartment as Pie Central. The plan is to collect all pies at her place by about 2 in the afternoon THE DAY BEFORE THANKSGIVING, at which point I'll pack them all up and get a car to take them over to the pantry. Since it's Mom, I'm really loathe to post her address on a public website. If you're having trouble getting through to my email address, you can try books at Felony and Mayhem dot com. Yes, you do have to spell out the "and."
Once again, thank you all so much! Happy though I am to be doing this, I was feeling a little faint at the thought of baking ALL those pies.
maggiesara at 3:32PM on 11/09/07
I meant to say, to anyone who might want to join the Pie Project: PLEASE don't worry if you're not the greatest pie-maker in the world: I'm certainly not. And I'm willing to bet that the pantry's clients will appreciate the pies' being (and looking) home-made, because they will so clearly be a gift from one normal human being to another -- more Thanksgiving, less corporate charity.
maggiesara at 4:03PM on 11/09/07
would you enjoy some Hubig Pies, they are only available in the new orleans area and have been around for 100 years. after the storm they were unavailable because of flooding in the bakery but the finally were being made again, they are individual crescent shaped pies. if your interested, let me know.
p.s. i'm good at bbq, cooking game, making gumbo or grits but i ain't good at cooking the sweet stuff.
olddad at 8:53PM on 11/09/07
Hey olddad, I would love some Hubig pies. Will you email me at either of the two email addies listed above, and we can talk logistics?
Thanks so much,
Maggiesara
maggiesara at 2:28PM on 11/12/07
I think this is a great idea - I'm not in NYC, but I'm going to check out my local food pantry to see if they accept pies..... have fun making all those pies :) - people will really appreciate it!!
lizrana at 12:29AM on 11/13/07