I made this for Thanksgiving and it was a HUGE hit. I have one piece left but only because I hid it. I used the pastry recipe I always use (from my 40 year old Better Homes and Gardens cookbook) and I'm glad you mentioned several times in the directions that it wouldn't be pretty and would require a lot of patching because that's exactly what happened. I didn't even cut vents into the top because the patchwork of pastry made their own vents. I also made my own boiled cider since I wasn't able to get to the store to buy some. My daughter used the glaze on the gluten-free gingerbread cake she made, too and it was really good.

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