- Shoofly pie
Shoofly pie (or shoo-fly pie) is a
molasses pie considered traditional among thePennsylvania Dutch and also known in Southern cooking.The more common version of the recipe — sometimes referred to as "wet bottom" — consists of a layer of sweet, gooey molasses beneath a crumb topping sometimes compared to that of a
coffee cake . In contrast, a "dry bottom" shoofly pie is more thoroughly mixed into a cake-like consistency.The dessert has earned quite a reputation in the "Dutch Country" of Lancaster County,
Pennsylvania , where its distinctive flavor and texture is quite alluring to touristsFact|date=July 2008. As of July 2006, "I break for Shoofly Pie" is the officialbumper sticker of the state of Pennsylvania. [ [http://www.visitpa.com/visitpa/bumperstickerForm.pa VisitPA.com bumper sticker contest] ]The term "shoo-fly pie" first appeared in print in 1926. ["The Encyclopedia of American Food & Drink" (ISBN 0-86730-784-6), by John Mariani.] The name is commonly thought to arise from the fact that the molasses in the pie is so attractive to flies that they have to be constantly "shooed" away. [ [http://www.foodtimeline.org/foodpies.html#shooflypie History notes on pie and pastry] , from the website of a
Morris County, New Jersey reference librarian]A Montgomery pie is similar to a shoofly pie though
lime juice is usually added to the bottom layer andbuttermilk to the topping. [ [http://www.extension.psu.edu/ncregion/food/pdf/jul2703.pdf Montgomery Pies for Summertime Dessert] , from the website of thecooperative extension service at Penn State] . Achess pie is also similar, though unlayered and made withcorn syrup .References
External links
* [http://digital.lib.msu.edu/projects/cookbooks/coldfusion/display.cfm?ID=matf&PageNum=421 "Pebble-Dash" or Shoo-Fly Pie] , a page from a 1915 cookbook ("Mary At The Farm And Book Of Recipes Compiled During Her Visit Among The "Pennsylvania Germans") at the website of the
Michigan State University Library
* [http://www.yaledailynews.com/articles/view/17043 Shoo-fly, don't Amish me] , a March 2006 "Yale Daily News " article on the pie which includes a recipe
* [http://www.berksweb.com/pam/shoofly.html Berk's Web, Authentic Berk's County Recipes] , several recipes for shoofly pie, including both "wet-bottom" and "dry-bottom" varieties
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