French Silk Pie

When I first moved to Snowflake we lived across the street from a sweet, older lady who was loosing her eye sight. One day she asked me if to help her set the temperature on her stove. She was baking biscuits for a 911 commemorative breakfast the next day, and she couldn't see to set the dial high enough.

After that I made up my mind to go over and visit with her every few weeks, and we always ended up talking about food. During our first visit she told me that she had collected recipes for many years, and had even published a cook book. One of her favorite recipes was for French Silk Pie. My new friend fondly described the first time she had tasted a French Silk Pie at a fancy restaurant, and then how she had searched for years to find the recipe because it was so good. It sounded delicious, so she told me how to make it.

The next time I visited, my friend asked if I had tried making a French Silk Pie. I had to admit I hadn't. We talked again about how it melted in your mouth and tasted amazing, and this time she even gave me a copy of her cookbook so I would have the recipe right in front of me. I went home thinking about that pie, and even skimmed through the cook book, but I didn't get around to looking up the French Silk Pie recipe.

Next visit we talked about the pie again, and I made excuses for why I hadn't tried it, but I felt bad. As soon as I got home I got out the cook book and looked for the recipe for French Silk Pie. It looked easy, except it called for 3 oz of unsweetened chocolate, which I never had on hand, so I couldn't make it. I did buy a box of unsweetened chocolate the next time I went to the store, but I still didn't get around to making the pie.

I took a plate of Christmas cookies over to my friend the next time I visited, and she asked if I'd tried the pie. I had to make excuses again, but told her I really was going to make it soon. A couple of days before Christmas we had guests over for dinner, and I wanted to make something special for them. I remembered the pie, so I decided to try making one. It was so easy, I was really surprised, but I was totally amazed when we cut it that night and I put the first bite in my mouth. Oh, my goodness! It did melt in your mouth, and it was yummy!

I made more pies for Christmas dinner, and more again for New Years, and have been making French Silk Pie for every special occasion since. I love it! But it made me think. How many other things in life have I put off doing, just like baking that pie, only to discover when I finally got around to it how wonderful it was, and wish I hadn't procrastinated so long?

French Silk Pie

1 baked pie crust 3 squares (1 oz each) unsweetened chocolate

1 C powdered sugar 3 eggs

3/4 C softened butter (not margarine!) 1 tsp vanilla

Bake pie shell; cool. Beat powdered sugar and butter in bowl until light and fluffy.

Melt chocolate in small bowl in microwave for 1 minute, take out and stir. If not

fully melted, put back in for 30 seconds at a time until melted. Stir in vanilla and

stir until cooled. Beat chocolate into butter. Beat in eggs, one at a time.

Pour into pie shell and refrigerate 3 to 4 hours. Can be topped with whipped cream

or eaten plain, either way it is delicious!