Key Lime Pie
I was thwarted in my attempt to make an authentic key lime pie last weekend.
I’ve been trying to make a good, intensely-flavored key lime pie for several years. A few years ago I made my first pie on a whim when I spotted a bottle of Nellie and Joe’s in the grocery store. It was early summer and the thought of a refreshingly cold key lime pie grabbed me and I brought a bottle of the juice home. I used the recipe on the bottle, and I thought it tasted pretty good, but there just wasn’t enough lime for me. Thus began my quest for a more “limey” key lime pie, and I wanted the real thing with freshly squeezed key limes.
Well of course I could substitute the more common Persian limes, but they aren’t the same. The key limes have a stronger flavor that makes all the difference in a key lime pie. The bottled key lime juice is considered an acceptable substitute in a pinch, but I wanted the real thing with the zest and juice of some fresh key limes.
But key limes can be notoriously difficult to find unless you live in…Florida. Read more
