First Annual PIEATHALON: Seafoam Cantaloupe Pie

PieathalongWelcome to the Pieathalon!

In the heavily debated war of Cake vs. Pie, I am definitely on Team Pie. Pies are so versatile. They can be fruity, creamy, sweet or savory–and if I’m not mistaken, isn’t pizza technically a pie? And quiche, too!

Plus, I have that whole Bisquick Impossible Pie thing going on.

And they don’t say as “American as chocolate cake,” now do they?

Pie also has this going for it:

But now onto my pie assignment: Seafoam Cantaloupe Pie. Like the Happiness Pie, this has got some interesting stuff floating in it (just not a guy in a bath towel and some gun-happy, latex-clad police officers).

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seafoam cantaloupe recipe
From Better Homes & Gardens Pies and Cakes (1970)

Look, kids! There are melon balls! I love any chance to bust out my melon baller. And there’s gelatin. The secret ingredient is always gelatin.

Let’s get this started!

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The basic ingredients
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Gelatin-egg mixture, cooked. With rind and food coloring added.
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Gelatin mixture, ready to chill.

The mixture tasted really good at this point. So I put it into the fridge and waited for the mixture to “mound.”

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I think that this was “mounded.” Maybe a little over-mounded. So I mixed it up a bit. But the more I looked at it, the more it reminded me of the slime that was everywhere in the 80s. Specifically the slime from the He-Man Slime Pit.

To be even more specific, the slime-pit-slime after it had been out of the jar for a little bit and started to gather…things.

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Chunky things.

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Lumpy things.

The consistency was absolutely barfy. I kept trying to remind myself that the (s)lime mix tasted good; but I seriously got a little nauseated at this point. It was so the slime from my childhood.

But that was remedied once I folded the slime into the beaten egg whites.

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I then gingerly folded in the whipped cream and the melon balls and poured the mixture into the pie shell.

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After some chilling, some topping with whipped cream (homemade) and sprinkling of coconut, this was the final result:

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pieathalon catDoesn’t it look like it’s floating in space? My Seafoam Cantaloupe Pie is practically other-worldly!

Anyway, the end result was pretty delicious! It was like a key lime pie that just happened to have some melon balls thrown in; which is odd, but I was surprisingly OK with. They do look kinda cool. And the pie has a frilly crown!

I want to thank Miss Poppy Crocker at Grannie Pantries for submitting this recipe. I am so happy that it was assigned to me.

Kittens, this was just one piece of the PIEATHALON; please go check out the pastries (both savory and sweet) from the other all-star bloggers who participated in this challenge:

Be sure to follow me and all of these other fine folks (including Facebook and Twitter) so you know when we have another one of these blog-along/cook-alongs. Maybe you can join in the fun, too!

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28 thoughts on “First Annual PIEATHALON: Seafoam Cantaloupe Pie

  1. That pie is actually really cute. (Can pies be cute?) I love the bright colors and the melon balls inside the green.

    Also – thanks for putting together the Pieathalon. It was really fun!

  2. I’ve had that cookbook for years, and have wanted to make that pie, but two in the family are allergic to melon, and the other hates anything with gelatin-so it never happened. I am so happy to finally see someone make it-what a beauty!

    Slime. I never understood the appeal of that one, but I was a little too old when it came out to appreciate it.

  3. Your pie is BEAUTIFUL! You rock for creating the fabulous thing that is the Pieathalon – can’t wait for the next one! I am ALMOST tempted to try making one of these. I say “almost” because, well, you’ve done it for me, so now I don’t have to…

  4. Any day that starts with He-Man slime and Kids in the Hall is automatically better!

    I’m glad the pie was pretty tasty. The thought of the melon balls in it gives me the heebie-jeebies, but I guess I don’t have to feel too guilty for giving it to you.

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