Shoo fly pie / myLot

@amadeo (111938)

United States

January 27, 2017 3:50pm CST

Good afternoon. What is shoo fly pie,I have never heard of it till recently. Have anyone hear ever make this shoo fly pie. Why is it call shoo fly pie,where did this come from. I would love to hear if any one know about this. This come from the South? tell us the story of shoo fly pie Enjoy the video of Stan Kenton with Ms.June Christy.Give a listen

1946 HITS ARCHIVE: Shoo Fly Pie And Apple Pan Dowdy - Stan Kenton (June Christy, vocal)

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Shoo Fly Pie (And Apple Pan Dowdy) (Gallop-Wood) by Stan Kenton & his Orchestra, vocal by June Christy (CD audio source) One of three different recordings of...

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NJ Chicaa

@NJChicaa (119569)

• United States

27 Jan 17

I think it is an Amish thing.

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Alfredo Rossi

@amadeo (111938)

• United States

27 Jan 17

@NJChicaa.not sure on this.some one said down south.NC.

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fluffysue

@fluffysue (1482)

• United States

28 Jan 17

I know it as being Amish too.

NJ Chicaa

@NJChicaa (119569)

• United States

28 Jan 17

@amadeo I've seen it sold in Amish country like Lancaster PA

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Marie

@Tampa_girl7 (50216)

• United States

28 Jan 17

I've heard the song, but never ate any of the pie

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Alfredo Rossi

@amadeo (111938)

• United States

28 Jan 17

@Tampa_girl7 same here Marie.

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Silvermist

@silvermist (19702)

• India

27 Jan 17

No,idea what shoo fly pie is.

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Alfredo Rossi

@amadeo (111938)

• United States

27 Jan 17

@silvermist lot do not.Just curious

DianneN

@DianneN (247186)

• United States

27 Jan 17

I have heard of it, but never had it. You know we models only eat lettuce leaves.

Alfredo Rossi

@amadeo (111938)

• United States

27 Jan 17

same here.I love lettuce.Well that is your problem there.I can eat anything and still model .

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DianneN

@DianneN (247186)

• United States

27 Jan 17

@amadeo Lol! This piggy is having penne and meatballs with salad, of course, for dinner.

Alfredo Rossi

@amadeo (111938)

• United States

28 Jan 17

@DianneN that is one of my favorites.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (339658)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Jan 17

I've never heard of it really but I think it might be something to do with currants or sultanas.

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Alfredo Rossi

@amadeo (111938)

• United States

28 Jan 17

@JudyEv not sure.@Corbin5 has her grandmother recipe here.Check it out.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (339658)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Jan 17

@amadeo I've looked at the recipe. No currants or sultanas!

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@Friendlypink (3805)

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28 Jan 17

It is my first time hearing that kind of pie.

Alfredo Rossi

@amadeo (111938)

• United States

28 Jan 17

@Friendlypink yes,many others here also

scheng1

@scheng1 (24649)

• Singapore

28 Jan 17

Interesting name! I have never heard of it either. Are you supposed to shoo away the flies as you eat the pie? Or the pies will shoo away the flies because of the smell.

Alfredo Rossi

@amadeo (111938)

• United States

28 Jan 17

@scheng1

No sure what it does.

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Judy Story

@jstory07 (139626)

• Roseburg, Oregon

29 Jan 17

I have never heard about it before either. So I am going to read about it now. Thanks for sharing.

MARILYN

@Marilynda1225 (82732)

• United States

28 Jan 17

I love shoo fly pie and it's common here in Pennsylvania especially in Lancaster (Amish country) It's very very sweet

Gary Marsh

@garymarsh6 (23404)

• United Kingdom

28 Jan 17

Thanks for sharing this. I have never heard of it before which set me off researching. Apparently it is originally a Dutch recipe so must have been exported to America from Holland. I guess the molasses (Black Treacle in English) attracted flies to the sweet pie. Hence the name shoo fly pie as you would have to shoo the flies away! How very interesting. We do have similar pies but usually we would use the lighter golden syrup rather than black syrup. Very interesting post !

Alfredo Rossi

@amadeo (111938)

• United States

28 Jan 17

@garymarsh yes,that is an interesting one there.Make sense to me.Thank you for sharing this.