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Post by Deleted on Aug 14, 2020 15:03:10 GMT
It’s Amish day in the Penalty Box. We’re having Amish Spice Cake, Homemade Date Pudding, Amish Sugar Cream Pie, and the day wouldn’t be complete without my favorite… Shoofly Pie. Being it’s Amish day it will have to be BYOB... sorry.  So come one, come all. Let the Thread Jackin' begin! That's the only ticket needed for entrance.  
But what is an Shoofly Pie.  I'ts only Amish Day in the Penalty Box. Hey, hey, even the boss has joined us in the Penalty Box. (Maybe not quite what wolfie had in mind, methinks) Shoofly pie (or shoo-fly pie) is a molasses pie or cake that developed its traditional form among the Pennsylvania Dutch in the 1880s, who ate it with strong black coffee for breakfast. It is called Melassich Riwwelboi or Melassichriwwelkuche (molasses crumb cake) in the Pennsylvania Dutch language. It comes in two different versions: wet-bottom and dry-bottom. The dry-bottom version is baked until fully set and results in a more cake-like consistency throughout. The wet-bottom version is set like cake at the top where it was mixed in with the crumbs, but the very bottom is a stickier, gooier custard-like consistency. I like the dry-bottom variety. It got its name because you constantly had to keep shooing flies off it.   |
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Post by wolf on Aug 14, 2020 15:04:18 GMT
It’s Amish day in the Penalty Box. We’re having Amish Spice Cake, Homemade Date Pudding, Amish Sugar Cream Pie, and the day wouldn’t be complete without my favorite… Shoofly Pie. Being it’s Amish day it will have to be BYOB... sorry. So come one, come all. Let the Thread Jackin' begin! That's the only ticket needed for entrance.
But what is an Shoofly Pie.
I've never made one, but I make a good buttermilk pie.
Maybe neesy has made a shoofly pie before and can describe it better than I can. 🙂 |
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Post by wolf on Aug 14, 2020 15:08:37 GMT
Well, diobolic is the expert on shoofly pie! WUITIIQGUyMrvFxIgkNw
....I'm gonna sit this one out and just watch now. 😄
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Post by Deleted on Aug 14, 2020 15:30:26 GMT
Well, diobolic is the expert on shoofly pie! 
....I'm gonna sit this one out and just watch now. 😄 I prefer the term Shoofly Pie Connoisseur Extraordinaire.  |
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Post by wolf on Aug 14, 2020 15:33:22 GMT
Well, diobolic is the expert on shoofly pie!
....I'm gonna sit this one out and just watch now. 😄 I prefer the term Shoofly Pie Connoisseur Extraordinaire. |
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Post by osnafrank on Aug 14, 2020 15:40:35 GMT
Woo hoo, never hear of Amish Day but it sounds good.
But what is an Shoofly Pie. I'ts only Amish Day in the Penalty Box. Hey, hey, even the boss has joined us in the Penalty Box. (Maybe not quite what wolfie had in mind, methinks) Shoofly pie (or shoo-fly pie) is a molasses pie or cake that developed its traditional form among the Pennsylvania Dutch in the 1880s, who ate it with strong black coffee for breakfast. It is called Melassich Riwwelboi or Melassichriwwelkuche (molasses crumb cake) in the Pennsylvania Dutch language. It comes in two different versions: wet-bottom and dry-bottom. The dry-bottom version is baked until fully set and results in a more cake-like consistency throughout. The wet-bottom version is set like cake at the top where it was mixed in with the crumbs, but the very bottom is a stickier, gooier custard-like consistency. I like the dry-bottom variety. It got its name because you constantly had to keep shooing flies off it.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 14, 2020 15:49:29 GMT
People should be considerate and leave them in peace. I've heard that tourists can be very rude and bad about gawking. 🙁
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I agree. Yes and some tourists are rude to their customs. But the Amish always remain courteous from what I see, and they mostly keep to themselves. I only talk to them when I'm buying some of their food or sometimes their outdoor furniture. BUT OH DOES IT PISS ME OFF WHEN I GET BEHIND ONE OF THEIR HORSE DRAWN BUGGIES AND I CAN'T GET AROUND THEM. The women are expert mountain bikers. I've heard this term bandied about between some of them and I think they're talking about me, but I have yet to figure it out. 'Er is weenich ad.' |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 14, 2020 15:52:52 GMT
People should be considerate and leave them in peace. I've heard that tourists can be very rude and bad about gawking. 🙁
diobolic
I agree. Yes and some tourists are rude to their customs. But the Amish always remain courteous from what I see, and they mostly keep to themselves. I only talk to them when I'm buying some of their food or sometimes their outdoor furniture. BUT OH DOES IT PISS ME OFF WHEN I GET BEHIND ONE OF THEIR HORSE DRAWN BUGGIES AND I CAN'T GET AROUND THEM. The women are expert mountain bikers but how they ride them in those long dresses baffles me. I've heard this term bandied about between some of them and I think they're talking about me, but I have yet to figure it out. 'Er is weenich ad.'  |
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Post by wolf on Aug 14, 2020 15:54:39 GMT
People should be considerate and leave them in peace. I've heard that tourists can be very rude and bad about gawking. 🙁
diobolic
I agree. Yes and some tourists are rude to their customs. But the Amish always remain courteous from what I see, and they mostly keep to themselves. I only talk to them when I'm buying some of their food or sometimes their outdoor furniture. BUT OH DOES IT PISS ME OFF WHEN I GET BEHIND ONE OF THEIR HORSE DRAWN BUGGIES AND I CAN'T GET AROUND THEM. The women are expert mountain bikers. I've heard this term bandied about between some of them and I think they're talking about me, but I have yet to figure it out. 'Er is weenich ad.'
Hmmmm......they speak a form of German don't they? Or is that only some sects?
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Post by neesy on Aug 14, 2020 15:56:41 GMT
Woo hoo, never hear of Amish Day but it sounds good.
But what is an Shoofly Pie.
I've never made one, but I make a good buttermilk pie.
Maybe neesy has made a shoofly pie before and can describe it better than I can. 🙂Hi!
I looked in my Canadian cook book under regional dishes and the closest recipe I could find was for a pie using maple syrup (sorry!)
We do have Amish here:
"Canada is the Only Country Outside US to House Amish
While the majority of the Amish in North America reside in America, there are around 5000 in Canada. They live alongside a very similar sect called the Mennonites. Although they are a small community, they live in various settlements in Ontario".
Out West here on the prairies we have mostly Hutterites and Mennonites. They speak a variation of German.
In my cookbook under the German section in regional dishes some of the recipes include open face peach pie, sour cream pie, raised doughnuts, potato pancakes, linsensuppe, rot kohl, bohne salat, (lentil soup, red cabbage and pickled green beans) barbecued pig's tails, pork hocks and sauerkraut, sour beef (sauerbraten) and cherry and apple strudel
Hey Frank osnafrank - do any of these dishes sound familiar?
Canada Amish
Amish have long lived in Canada, with roots in the country dating to the 1800s. Today Amish number nearly 5,000 in Canada, in over one dozen communities. For many years, Ontario was the only province in Canada where Amish could be found. Recently, small settlements have been established in New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Manitoba.
So much to read!
Actually there is a community of Amish about 60 miles south of Winnipeg in a town called Vita
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Post by wolf on Aug 14, 2020 15:58:11 GMT
I agree. Yes and some tourists are rude to their customs. But the Amish always remain courteous from what I see, and they mostly keep to themselves. I only talk to them when I'm buying some of their food or sometimes their outdoor furniture. BUT OH DOES IT PISS ME OFF WHEN I GET BEHIND ONE OF THEIR HORSE DRAWN BUGGIES AND I CAN'T GET AROUND THEM. The women are expert mountain bikers but how they ride them in those long dresses baffles me. I've heard this term bandied about between some of them and I think they're talking about me, but I have yet to figure it out. 'Er is weenich ad.'
....I love my mountain bike! 😊Wuff! 🐺
Haven't been out on it awhile.
We've had really high temperatures lately.
At least it's been the dry heat for the most part.
Supposed to get up to 105F today.
111F with heat index.
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Post by osnafrank on Aug 14, 2020 16:05:39 GMT
It's really very good, really sweet.
I've never made one, but I make a good buttermilk pie.
Maybe neesy has made a shoofly pie before and can describe it better than I can. 🙂 Hi!
I looked in my Canadian cook book under regional dishes and the closest recipe I could find was for a pie using maple syrup (sorry!)
We do have Amish here:
"Canada is the Only Country Outside US to House Amish
While the majority of the Amish in North America reside in America, there are around 5000 in Canada. They live alongside a very similar sect called the Mennonites. Although they are a small community, they live in various settlements in Ontario".
Out West here on the prairies we have mostly Hutterites and Mennonites. They speak a variation of German.
In my cookbook under the German section in regional dishes some of the recipes include open face peach pie, sour cream pie, raised doughnuts, potato pancakes, linsensuppe, rot kohl, bohne salat, (lentil soup, red cabbage and pickled green beans) barbecued pig's tails, pork hocks and sauerkraut, sour beef (sauerbraten) and cherry and apple strudel
Hey Frank osnafrank - do any of these dishes sound familiar?
This is from amishamerica.com link
Canada Amish
Ontario is home to nearly 5,000 Amish
Canada Amish Amish have long lived in Canada, with roots in the country dating to the 1800s. Today Amish number nearly 5,000 in Canada, in over one dozen communities. For many years, Ontario was the only province in Canada where Amish could be found. Recently, small settlements have been established in New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Manitoba.
Linsensuppe *yikes* , potato pancakes, rotkohl (red cabbage) bohnensalat, sauerbraten are common dishes here.
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Post by Wicked Esther on Aug 14, 2020 16:10:40 GMT
I agree. Yes and some tourists are rude to their customs. But the Amish always remain courteous from what I see, and they mostly keep to themselves. I only talk to them when I'm buying some of their food or sometimes their outdoor furniture. BUT OH DOES IT PISS ME OFF WHEN I GET BEHIND ONE OF THEIR HORSE DRAWN BUGGIES AND I CAN'T GET AROUND THEM. The women are expert mountain bikers but how they ride them in those long dresses baffles me. I've heard this term bandied about between some of them and I think they're talking about me, but I have yet to figure it out. 'Er is weenich ad.' Whoa.. riding bikes in long dresses and flip flops??! I'd get everything stuck in the chain and end up lying in the street! You'd have to come and pick me up with the horse & buggy. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 14, 2020 16:16:29 GMT
I agree. Yes and some tourists are rude to their customs. But the Amish always remain courteous from what I see, and they mostly keep to themselves. I only talk to them when I'm buying some of their food or sometimes their outdoor furniture. BUT OH DOES IT PISS ME OFF WHEN I GET BEHIND ONE OF THEIR HORSE DRAWN BUGGIES AND I CAN'T GET AROUND THEM. The women are expert mountain bikers. I've heard this term bandied about between some of them and I think they're talking about me, but I have yet to figure it out. 'Er is weenich ad.'
Hmmmm......they speak a form of German don't they? Or is that only some sects?
I wonder if osnafrank can cipher that? 🙂I'm always respectful when I'm out that way to all of them. But Rumspringa can be one crazy time. |
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Post by wolf on Aug 14, 2020 16:28:22 GMT
You be cool 'round 'dem ponies, bub! 🤨
Hmmmm......they speak a form of German don't they? Or is that only some sects?
I wonder if osnafrank can cipher that? 🙂 I'm always respectful when I'm out that way to all of them. But Rumspringa can be one crazy time.
I was just kidding about that. Sorry. 🙂
A festival of theirs or something? 🙂 |
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Post by neesy on Aug 14, 2020 16:35:39 GMT
Hi!
I looked in my Canadian cook book under regional dishes and the closest recipe I could find was for a pie using maple syrup (sorry!)
We do have Amish here:
"Canada is the Only Country Outside US to House Amish
While the majority of the Amish in North America reside in America, there are around 5000 in Canada. They live alongside a very similar sect called the Mennonites. Although they are a small community, they live in various settlements in Ontario".
Out West here on the prairies we have mostly Hutterites and Mennonites. They speak a variation of German.
In my cookbook under the German section in regional dishes some of the recipes include open face peach pie, sour cream pie, raised doughnuts, potato pancakes, linsensuppe, rot kohl, bohne salat, (lentil soup, red cabbage and pickled green beans) barbecued pig's tails, pork hocks and sauerkraut, sour beef (sauerbraten) and cherry and apple strudel
Hey Frank osnafrank - do any of these dishes sound familiar?
This is from amishamerica.com link
Canada Amish
Ontario is home to nearly 5,000 Amish
Canada Amish Amish have long lived in Canada, with roots in the country dating to the 1800s. Today Amish number nearly 5,000 in Canada, in over one dozen communities. For many years, Ontario was the only province in Canada where Amish could be found. Recently, small settlements have been established in New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Manitoba.
Linsensuppe *yikes* , potato pancakes, rotkohl (red cabbage) bohnensalat, sauerbraten are common dishes here.
Sauerbraten is very popular in the south.
I found something called "The Daily Bonnet" - it's satire but it's quite funny
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Post by Deleted on Aug 14, 2020 16:39:44 GMT
I'm always respectful when I'm out that way to all of them. But Rumspringa can be one crazy time.
I was just kidding about that. Sorry. 🙂
A festival of theirs or something? 🙂Oh, I was just kidding around also. Yeah, it definitely fits under the ‘or something’ category. It when Amish teens turn 16 and venture into modern vices (devil’s playground) for a year or two. And it can get crazy. Then they must decide to either come back to the church or leave. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 14, 2020 16:40:23 GMT
I am very sure that you are Dio!
I was just kidding about that. Sorry. 🙂
A festival of theirs or something? 🙂 Oh, I was just kidding around also.  Yeah, it definitely fits under the ‘or something’ category. It when Amish teens turn 16 and venture into modern vices (devil’s playground) for a year or two. And it can get crazy. Then they must decide to either come back to the church or leave. |
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Post by Wicked Esther on Aug 14, 2020 16:44:20 GMT
By the way, does anyone know where this picture was taken? I'm just curious because it almost looks like Phoenix--with the palm trees, golf cart and ranch houses. We do have a pretty big Mennonite community here in Glendale (suburb of Phnx)....but I don't think this is AZ because most people have fences around their front yards here. |
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Post by neesy on Aug 14, 2020 17:14:02 GMT
Oh, I was just kidding around also. Yeah, it definitely fits under the ‘or something’ category. It when Amish teens turn 16 and venture into modern vices (devil’s playground) for a year or two. And it can get crazy. Then they must decide to either come back to the church or leave. This is from "The Daily Bonnet"
Mennonite Woman Jumps Out of Giant Shoofly Pie at Church Picnic
LANCASTER, PA
Harkening back to raunchy bachelor parties of the 1950s, the Southeast Lancaster MMCC church decided to surprise guests at their annual spring picnic by having Mrs. Agnes Bender, 83, pop out of a giant shoofly pie just as soon as the crowd got to the end of Hymn 606.
“Wow! Well, I was wondering what was up with that giant pie,” said Mr. Geiser. “Mrs. Bender sure shocked us with that one.”
Mrs. Bender, who was wearing nothing but a slip, was soaked to the bone in gooey molasses as she leaped out of the pie with her arms in the air. She then proudly invited guests to dig in and enjoy the tasty treat.
“We can’t let a good shoofly pie like this go to waste,” said Mrs. Bender. “It’s my own wet-bottom recipe and it’s fantastic as you’ll see. Here take a piece. Try it.”
The crowd was initially reluctant to eat a pie that a sweaty old woman had been stewing in for a few hours, but after a while decided it was just too good an opportunity to pass up.
“No Mennonite can resist a shoofly pie,” said Mr. Geiser, “unless you’re maybe one of those Russian Mennonites who haven’t even heard of it. Oh, well, it’s their loss.”
The entire 2 ton pie was consumed by the MMCC church within forty-five minutes.
By the way, does anyone know where this picture was taken? I'm just curious because it almost looks like Phoenix--with the palm trees, golf cart and ranch houses. We do have a pretty big Mennonite community here in Glendale (suburb of Phnx)....but I don't think this is AZ because most people have fences around their front yards here. I was wondering the same thing!
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