[foodblogger]

I tried using turmeric. It was one of many things that I tried but eventually discarded for a number of reasons, not the least of which being the cost and that it didn't taste right. I don't know where to get turmeric cheaper than simple yellow food coloring, but if you have a source please let me know. I use turmeric in a lot of other foods. When I was trying to figure out the Gino's recipe I tried all sorts of things at first but I eventually came to the conclusion that what I was doing was too expensive and too complicated to be done in large batches by people who could be employed cheaply.

I hope everyone is able to reproduce my results. I don't think I left anything out of the instructions but you never really know until someone points it out. I am actually headed to Chicago next week and I plan to eat dinner at Gino's. I will post pictures of the pie on my blog.

I wonder if Spinnybobo would care to comment as to whether my recipe is close or if I am way off. I have made my version for many friends and relatives from Chicago and they can't tell the difference. I certainly can't tell the difference myself otherwise I would change the recipe.