I was in a conversation the other day and I said the phrase I've got my fingers in a lot of pies

You were really busy but as I said it I'd never thought about it before and as I said it I thought that's actually a that's a pretty disgusting image

Because your hands are messy and you've

ruined potentially 10 pies multiple pies we should talk to a pie baker about

this hello this is Paula hey Paula this is Ian from how to do everything.

How are you?

Paula Haney is a pie baker here in Chicago.

She works at Who's Your Mama Pie Shop?

Paula, can you just tell us what is the maximum number of actual pies you have your fingers in at any given moment

There's really only one right so when you're making pies though is it really you're just making the one pie at a time

We can do we may if we're simply saying an apple pie we may have our big batch of apples already and maybe you know six to twelve shells empty

shells out on the table and we'll go and fill each one of those so I guess that

would be kind of like having your fingers in a lot of pies.

You have your fingers in the materials that will make six to 12 pies.

Right.

Well, as someone who, you know, much of your life is around pies and I guess professional life is about pies

Do you use that phrase? I've got my fingers in a lot of pies

We don't and you know we never ever say easiest pie either.

Oh really?

In fact that will get you kicked out of the kitchen.

He spent 17 hours a day making pie and then have it feel like, ah, it's easy as pie, it's not a good thing.

Well, have you ever heard somebody say that in public or a stranger say it?

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