Ron and his first ever French Pork Pie

March 14, aka π-Day, was created with 3.14 followed by endless non-repeating digits in mind. The day is celebrated by math nerds like me who love π and pie.

Last year and past years, I celebrated π-Day by sharing an apple pie friends. This year’s plan to do the same had to be canceled due to an unforeseen circumstance.

While I could, as an emergency measure, consume an entire apple pie without assistance, I decided to make a pie which I had never before made. I celebrated π-Day by manufacturing a French Pork Pie.

Initially, I considered making a British pork pie and searched for recipes. My search produced numerous recipes with questionable ratings and references to other pork pie recipes. I chose a French pork pie recipe which was relatively simple (time consuming but simple).

The recipe called for ground pork, mashed potatoes, seasonings, and purchased pie crust. I choose to make my own pie crust.

As directed, I simmered the pork, onion, celery, ground cloves and cinnamon seasonings in water for three hours, adding additional water from time to time. The long simmer time allowed ample time to prepare the mashed potatoes and pie crust. All was ready when the meat was ready.

After 45 minutes in a 375° oven, the pie was golden and needed only to cool.

I shared my pie with my daughter Betsy. She loved it and proclaimed the recipe to be a keeper.

I preferred the taste of the leftover refrigerated pie over fresh baked and found it great for snacking.

I make experiment with some seasoning modifications when I make follow-up French pork pies. I will not wait until 3.14 of 2027 for a follow-up.

π-Day really should be celebrated many times each year.