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Three Trees Pie

Putting the "tart" in tart

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Peter Barrett
Jun 23, 2026
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"Greetings, Flavor Freaks! A quick announcement to say that Rich and I will be going live here on Sunday at noon EST. We'll have some fun projects to talk about, and we'll demo some stuff too. Join us! In the mean time, I hope you'll try a version of this pretty damn incredible vinegar pie. "
- Peter Barrett

While citrus can’t survive our winters here in the northeastern US, we’re lucky to have some pretty wonderful substitutes that grow all over the place. This little tart uses two of them, both of which grow on trees—spruce tips and sumac bobs—plus maple syrup from a third tree, hence the name. I’m not going to tell you that this tastes exactly like key l…


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