fifty-two projects | project two

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project two: find a recipe for key lime pie. make the pie. take pictures of the pie. invite some friends over. next, get a box and some key limes. put the pies in the box along with your recipe. mail off the box to a friend. 

alteration: i am totally obsessed with lemon meringue pie so i chose that instead. i also chose a box recipe in order to bring it down to my level. i hand cut* lemons and an envelope instead of a box.

i invited a knowledgeable friend over (click here to see her knowledge) to help me create my lemon pie. and let me just say...thank goodness. at times like this i am convinced that i am a visual learner because reading recipes does absolutely nothing for me! my friend definitely had to walk me through the process in baby steps. 

the meringue part, which is at least half the enjoyment of a lemon meringue pie (as the name would suggest), did not work because i don't own proper beaters. oopsie! i was pretty sad but luckily i had an extra pie shell, and laid it overtop of the bottom half. then to compensate for my spoiled meringue, i decorated the top!

as for my lemon mailing, i included the box with the directions, as well as a number of paper lemons with helpful instructions such as:

"beat the eggs before you put them in the pot."

"don't freak out when the lemon goo gets chunky."

"use real beaters"

"take the pie out of the oven with both hands."

and finally:

"pull the oven door down completely so as not to severely burn your elbow."

of course almost everyone i know cooks well, and i had to send this to someone who would appreciate such advice and wisdom! and so, my dear aunt keke. project two is for you!

* wanna see what else i made this week? come back and visit me tomorrow!