Pie Trivia

 It is thought that pies were first made by Egyptians during the New Stone-Age, about 9500 B.C.

Animated pies were popular in the 14th century.  The nursery rhyme " four and twenty blackbirds baked in a pie," refers to such a pie. According to the rhyme, "When the pie was opened, the birds began to sing."  When the pie was cut into, the birds would actually fly out!  Birds, frogs, and small mammals were also used.

 Cobblers came into creation during the 19th century in the American West.  Westward bound pioneers adapted traditional oven-baked pies to something that could be cooked in a dutch oven.  The earliest reference to a cobbler is from 1839 by The Kentucky Housewife, Lettice Bryan.  She described the pie as; "not fashionable for company, it is very excellent for family use."

For a period in time in Kansas, it was illegal for restaurants to serve ice cream with cherry pie.

 Boston Cream Pie is actually a cake; and cheesecake is actually a pie (tart to be exact).

The Wham-O Frisbee's prototype was a metal pie pan.  The inspiration for this still popular toy came from the Great Depression era when college students entertained themselves by tossing around empty pie plates.

The Josephine County Historical Society is holding its annual Pie and Ice Cream Social on Friday, July 29th, 2011 at the Schmidt Barn and Gardens from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.  Please join us!