When I was in the military I was stationed in Monterey, California to learn Czecheslovakian – not a bad way to spend your military time, by the way. This was eons ago but there used to be a place down on Cannery Row that had a huge Merry-Go-Round in the center and they made these pies that had at least four feet of meringue on them. The sweet, fluffy meringue towered above the filling like a sunflowers in a clover patch. I mean, it was pure art. Continue reading
