Pie outcome

The Pie came out ok. Certainly not our best effort, but edible. The top crust was great, and the apples were cooked (after about 2.5 hours at somewhere well below 350 and usually above about 225). The lower crust is ok but soggy and in an effort to amplify the not too spectacular apples, I put in a bit too much lemon juice. (The amount of lemon juice was perfect if you wanted to eat the apples uncooked; something to keep in mind in the future...)

Overall a respectable outcome given the hurdles.

This all reminds me of perhaps Dad's greatest lesson "Don't apologize for the food" - that lesson calls for at least one post all of its own. (And then of course there were the non-food lessons which will hopefully find their way in as well).

Now I just have to get the damn oven fixed. My guess is that it will take at least a month and close to a dozen frustrating phone calls.