My Stephen King Obsession has made headway!
I'm in the middle of reading his best novel so far, in my opinion :
So basically, this brilliant masterpiece is set in an imaginary Key in Florida (USA). "Duma Key" as the novel is titled, does not exist itself, but King makes references to parts of the real existing Florida Keys! I did a little research into the Florida Keys, cause I'm already saving to go to Disneyworld, Florida after buying so much Lego in Disneyland, Las Angeles, I wanna go there!
I found out a very interesting story about subsituting ingredients which I'm bursting to share. Most Aussies already know about Lemon Meringue Pie. One day in the 1800's a lady named Sally living in the Florida Keys during a time where there was no refrigeration as we know it, only ice boxes. She actually made this pie, BUT substitued the lemons, for Key Limes! This is when Key Lime Pie was born!
What in the hecks name are Key Limes???? You say???
Well apparently the Limes we are used to are acutally called Persian Limes (had no idea, I thought a lime was a lime!) but there are Key Limes only to be sourced in the Florida Keys. They are smaller than Persian Limes and more tart.
Further online research told me that to get an authentic tasting Key Lime Pie, you need to bake a Lemon Meringue Pie but substitute HALF the lemons for our regular Limes and you will get the desired tartness.
Thats one of my resolutions for this year... To make an Aussie Key Lime Pie...
And to finish reading Duma Key....
