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GRASSHOPPER PIE [1 record]

Record 1 2008-01-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pastries
CONT

While grasshopper pie is most commonly known these days as a type of ice cream pie, it started off as a mint and chocolate chiffon pie based on a Prohibition-era cocktail. A chiffon pie filling involves stabilizing flavored and sweetened whipped egg whites or whipped cream with gelatin.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pâtisserie

Spanish

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