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Shoofly pie - Quiz
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  • 1. Shoofly pie is a type of American pie associated with which cuisine?
A) Tex-Mex
B) Pennsylvania Dutch
C) New England
D) Southern Creole
  • 2. What is the primary ingredient used to make the filling of a shoofly pie?
A) Maple syrup
B) Molasses
C) Corn syrup
D) Honey
  • 3. What is the legendary but apocryphal origin of the name 'shoo-fly'?
A) The shape of the pan
B) A local baker named Shoo
C) The color of the crust
D) Flies being attracted to the sweet filling
  • 4. What was the brand of molasses that the name 'shoo-fly' was borrowed from?
A) Centennial Sweetener
B) Shoo-fly Molasses
C) Pennsylvania Dutch Brand
D) Jenny Lind Molasses
  • 5. Traditionally, what was shoofly pie served with for breakfast?
A) Hot coffee
B) Apple cider
C) Cold milk
D) Tea
  • 6. What technological innovation made pie crust more feasible for shoofly pie home cooks after the Civil War?
A) Refrigeration
B) Industrial flour mills
C) Electric ovens
D) Cast iron cookware and stoves
  • 7. What are the two different versions of shoofly pie?
A) Sweet-bottom and sour-bottom
B) Wet-bottom and dry-bottom
C) Baked-bottom and fried-bottom
D) Crust-bottom and crust-less
  • 8. Which version of shoofly pie has a stickier, gooier custard-like consistency at the bottom?
A) Gingerbread
B) Dry-bottom
C) Wet-bottom
D) Centennial
  • 9. What was the crust-less cake that preceded shoofly pie in 1876 called?
A) Civil War cake
B) Centennial cake
C) Jenny Lind cake
D) Molasses crumb cake
  • 10. Why did home bakers add a crust to the molasses cake in the 1880s?
A) To make it easier to eat with hands
B) To hide the crumb texture
C) To preserve the molasses
D) To prevent it from fermenting
  • 11. Which pastry is considered a precursor to shoofly pie and was named after a Swedish opera star?
A) Montgomery pie
B) Shoo-fly mule cake
C) Jenny Lind pie
D) Treacle tart
  • 12. Why do historians believe shoofly pie was typically baked in the winter?
A) The oven was only lit in winter
B) It was a holiday tradition
C) Molasses was only harvested in winter
D) Chickens laid fewer eggs and molasses stored well in cold
  • 13. The use of what ingredient confirms shoofly pie was invented after the Civil War?
A) Refined sugar
B) Baking soda
C) Baking powder
D) Artificial flavoring
  • 14. Which pie is similar to a shoofly pie but includes lemon juice in the bottom layer?
A) Centennial pie
B) Montgomery pie
C) Jenny Lind pie
D) Treacle tart
  • 15. What famous animal was the 'Shoo-fly Molasses' brand possibly named after?
A) A racehorse
B) A prize-winning cow
C) Shoo-fly the Boxing Mule
D) A circus bear
  • 16. Who popularized the song 'Shoo-Fly Pie and Apple Pan Dowdy' in the 1940s?
A) An anonymous Pennsylvania group
B) Jenny Lind
C) Dinah Shore
D) The Amish Choir
  • 17. What does the word 'rivels' refer to in the context of Pennsylvania Dutch cuisine?
A) Dried molasses
B) Coffee grounds
C) Lumps of food
D) Pie crust scraps
  • 18. What is the Pennsylvania Dutch name for shoofly pie?
A) Jenny Lind Tart
B) Melassich Riwwelboi
C) Centennial Crumb
D) Shoo-Fly Cake
  • 19. When did the first print appearance of the name 'shoo-fly pie' occur?
A) In 1876
B) After World War I
C) During the Civil War
D) In the 1880s
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