That's not my pie!

Yesterday's market was another good one. It's funny, but I always seem to think I'm not going to do well, and things seem slow, but by the end of the evening, most of my packs of cookies sell. This was the case yesterday. By about 5:00 p.m., the market really seemed to have slowed down. There weren't a lot of people around, and I still had a lot of cookies left, plus a pie and some happyjacks. But fortunately, Miss Shari, the owner of the local dance studio and coffee shop (two separate businesses, mind you), stopped by and bought $20 worth of stuff. That was a great end to my day!

Some of my regulars stopped by and bought a variety of treats, and even a few friends stopped by (Molly, Tara, Samantha, Danielle, Miss Ceil, the Kublacks, and the Fiores). And this week, I featured two kinds of cupcakes that a friend of mine makes. They were delicious.... Strawberry Shortcake and Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups. But unfortunately, only two of the twelve that I had for sale actually sold. My muffins never sold very well, either. I'm not sure what it is about those kind of goodies that make them not appealing to the customers. But it was a good test to see if there was a market at the market for cupcakes.

I had quite a few people ask for the Snickerdoodle Blondies that I made a few weeks ago, so I've decided to bring those back next week.

And the flies! Where did they come from? At about 5:00, I started to get bit by these tiny flies around my ankles. It was miserable. And very, very hot, and humid, again. I pray for a Monday where the temperature is lovely and pleasant and the sun isn't causing me to squint for four hours straight. Ha!

So about this pie, I'm so sad. I ended up with a leftover pie this week, so last night for dessert, jack and I decided to cut into it and treat ourselves. I was so sad by what I had tasted. My apples were crunchy, and my pie is not famous for crunchy apples. I don't like a pie with crunchy apples, so I was so embarrassed that we tell people how awesome my pies are, and then they go home with this pie with crunchy apples. That's not my pie! A new acquaintance of jack's that he met at his table tennis league stopped by specifically to try my pie. I feel like I need to get ahold of Wes and tell him that it doesn't normally taste like that. Now I realize that some people may like crunchy apples in their pie, but that's not the kind of pie I like to make. And now I'm wondering if all of my pies have had crunchy apples. It's not like I can taste test the pie before I sell it. So my plan this coming week is to cook the pies longer, and maybe cover the top with foil to keep the crumb topping and the crust from burning, while still giving the apples plenty of time to soften up. And for those of you that have bought my pie and didn't like it because it had crunchy apples, I'm so sorry. I had no idea. Although I realize that's no excuse, I hope that you'll give my pie another chance.