Saturday 9: Shoo Fly Pie (and Apple Pan Dowdy) – 1946
On Saturdays I take a break from the heavy stuff and have some fun…
Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it here.
This month Saturday 9 will be tasty, featuring songs with food in the title.
1) Shoo fly pie got its name from Shoo Fly the Boxing Mule. After the Civil War, the mule who could box was such a popular circus attraction that a molasses manufacturer started featuring him on their packaging. Since molasses is the key ingredient of this pie recipe, homemakers just began referring to it as "shoo fly pie." If we looked, would we find molasses in your kitchen?
Yes, but… but… it is probably over ten years old!
2) Apple pan dowdy is another uniquely American recipe from the 19th century. It's like apple pie, except it only has a top crust, which is broken up. Apples are a good source of fiber, Vitamin C and antioxidants. Do you consider nutrition when choosing a dessert? Or are you just all about how it tastes?
Well for dessert… I consider chocolate milk shake as nutritional. You see my doctor said I needed more calcium, drink more milk, so… I figured a chocolate milk shake is just what the doctor ordered!
3) The lyrics describe these two desserts as the ultimate comfort foods, able to make "the sun come out when the heavens are cloudy." Do you find that the foods you crave change with your mood?
I am on Ozempic for my diabetes and it kills your appetite and my food craving. I can’t even finish a whole lobster!
4) Singer June Christy pleads with her mama to whip up this "wonderful stuff." Did your mother have a dish you often requested?
My grandmother did, I loved potato pancakes. And she used to make beer cruller but the recipe was never passed on.
5) June was born in Springfield, Illinois' capital. Have you been to your state's capital city?
Ha, ha...Have I! Well let me count the ways… worked there, went to school there, went to plays, movies, and conferences there. Oh and testified there before committees and served on juries both state and federal.
6) June spent years singing with Stan Kenton's Orchestra. At one point, she gave 38 performances in 35 towns in 35 days. That's a busy schedule! Do you thrive on activity? Or do you find yourself rejuvenated by quiet time?
Well it is getting harder getting around… my exercise is going shopping!
7) In 1946, when this record was popular, bikinis were first seen in Paris fashion shows. How often have you worn your swimsuit this summer?
Zero. This has been a cool summer as in temperature wise.
8) Also in 1946, Elias Tupper invented Tupperware, a plastic container with an airtight top that's great for preserving leftovers. Are there any leftovers in your refrigerator right now?
Yes, and it is 4 in the morning on the Saturday and the leftover spaghetti is starting to look good right about now!
9) Random question: Is there a day of the week that goes by faster than the others?
Yes, the day that I have a doctor’s appointment, it seems like I’m always rushing… that is something special for a senior, to have to be somewhere on time. I was going to go to the post office yesterday… but it was drizzling. Maybe today, but it also says thunderstorms… so maybe Monday and Mondays are when I order my groceries for me to pick up. Oh by the way, specking of groceries, I found a place that has good meats… a fish store!
On Saturdays I take a break from the heavy stuff and have some fun…
Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it here.
This month Saturday 9 will be tasty, featuring songs with food in the title.
1) Shoo fly pie got its name from Shoo Fly the Boxing Mule. After the Civil War, the mule who could box was such a popular circus attraction that a molasses manufacturer started featuring him on their packaging. Since molasses is the key ingredient of this pie recipe, homemakers just began referring to it as "shoo fly pie." If we looked, would we find molasses in your kitchen?
Yes, but… but… it is probably over ten years old!
2) Apple pan dowdy is another uniquely American recipe from the 19th century. It's like apple pie, except it only has a top crust, which is broken up. Apples are a good source of fiber, Vitamin C and antioxidants. Do you consider nutrition when choosing a dessert? Or are you just all about how it tastes?
Well for dessert… I consider chocolate milk shake as nutritional. You see my doctor said I needed more calcium, drink more milk, so… I figured a chocolate milk shake is just what the doctor ordered!
3) The lyrics describe these two desserts as the ultimate comfort foods, able to make "the sun come out when the heavens are cloudy." Do you find that the foods you crave change with your mood?
I am on Ozempic for my diabetes and it kills your appetite and my food craving. I can’t even finish a whole lobster!
4) Singer June Christy pleads with her mama to whip up this "wonderful stuff." Did your mother have a dish you often requested?
My grandmother did, I loved potato pancakes. And she used to make beer cruller but the recipe was never passed on.
5) June was born in Springfield, Illinois' capital. Have you been to your state's capital city?
Ha, ha...Have I! Well let me count the ways… worked there, went to school there, went to plays, movies, and conferences there. Oh and testified there before committees and served on juries both state and federal.
6) June spent years singing with Stan Kenton's Orchestra. At one point, she gave 38 performances in 35 towns in 35 days. That's a busy schedule! Do you thrive on activity? Or do you find yourself rejuvenated by quiet time?
Well it is getting harder getting around… my exercise is going shopping!
7) In 1946, when this record was popular, bikinis were first seen in Paris fashion shows. How often have you worn your swimsuit this summer?
Zero. This has been a cool summer as in temperature wise.
8) Also in 1946, Elias Tupper invented Tupperware, a plastic container with an airtight top that's great for preserving leftovers. Are there any leftovers in your refrigerator right now?
Yes, and it is 4 in the morning on the Saturday and the leftover spaghetti is starting to look good right about now!
9) Random question: Is there a day of the week that goes by faster than the others?
Yes, the day that I have a doctor’s appointment, it seems like I’m always rushing… that is something special for a senior, to have to be somewhere on time. I was going to go to the post office yesterday… but it was drizzling. Maybe today, but it also says thunderstorms… so maybe Monday and Mondays are when I order my groceries for me to pick up. Oh by the way, specking of groceries, I found a place that has good meats… a fish store!
I had company for the week up here at the cottage, a couple a few years younger that me and they fell in love with the bike trails. They also when to Carnival which is a hoot! As my grandfather would say.
#2 – You are a woman after my own heart!
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