21* pumpkin pie

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-] PIE [-

   I baked a Razzleberry pie today. If Kenny were here he wouldn't eat any of it. He wasn't very fond of most pies. Especially berry pies. I remember I was able to get him to try strawberry-rhubarb pie from the Chicken Pie Shop -> it is a pie that my grandma introduced me to because it was her favorite pie and it is also my favorite pie. Kenny tried it but he didn't like it very much and he never ate it again.
   One kind of pie he liked was dutch apple pie. He was always willing to have a slice of dutch apple, maybe two slices at the most. But there was one pie he liked the most--homemade pumpkin pie,, well semi-homemade because I don't use fresh pumpkin pulp-I use canned pumpkin and add a few secret ingredients that my grandma taught me. I have to say I make a very good traditional pumpkin pie. Just as good as my grandma's, and hers were the best. That was Kenny's favorite pie and I've always made at least two pumpkin pies because he could easily eat an entire pie by himself in a couple of days. Sometimes he would hang out in the kitchen with me while I put them together. He knew the secret ingredients that went in the pumpkin mixture and on a few occasions he added them in while I stirred. I know I will think of Kenny with a smile every time I make pumpkin pie for the rest of my life. I think knowing it was his favorite will make pumpkin pie even more special to me. Fortunately,the night before he died he ate the last piece of pumpkin pie from Thanksgiving. I'm very glad he did; there is a small amount of consolation in knowing Kenny ate the last piece of the last pumpkin pie I made. I always liked to save him the last piece but he always wanted me to eat the last piece. It was kind of a thing between us when I baked something special.
   Interestingly enough,, the week before he died he was able to try an actual homemade pumpkin pie with pulp pulled out of a pumpkin. His best friend made the pie and I recall Kenny was very excited to try it. It was a big deal to him and he was so happy to go over and try it with her and her family. He hung out late with his friends that night== I think it was his last happy night. 
   

Element of the day (day 21)

#53) I-Iodine-] nonmetal solid

Critical for life processes in plants and animals.

Discovered in 1811 by Bernard Courtois, France.
A shiny blue-black solid. Used as medicine and as a disinfectant. Silver iodine is used in photography and in cloud seeding. A nutrient additive to table salt. Like carbon, nitrogen and phosphorous, iodine cycles through the biosphere.
Minerals of iodine are rare. Primarily obtained from sea water, from fossil brine deposits, oil field brines, and seaweed. Japan produces most of the world's iodine. Chile and Russia are the number two and three producers.