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A pie is a baked dish which is usually made of a pastry dough casing that contains a filling of various sweet or savoury ingredients. Sweet pies may be filled with fruit, nuts, fruit preserves, brown sugar, sweetened vegetables, or with thicker fillings based on eggs and dairy. Savoury pies may be filled with meat, eggs and cheese or a mixture of meat and vegetables. Pies are defined by their crusts. A filled pie, has pastry lining the baking dish, and the filling is placed on top of the pastry but left open. A top-crust pie has the filling in the bottom of the dish and is covered with a pastry or other covering before baking. A two-crust pie has the filling completely enclosed in the pastry shell. Shortcrust pastry is a typical kind of pastry used for pie crusts, but many things can be used, including baking powder biscuits, mashed potatoes, and crumbs. Pies can be a variety of sizes, ranging from bite-size to those designed for multiple servings.

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Theresa Ann Moore - Pies, Pies, Pies

Theresa Ann Moore - Pies, Pies, Pies

Pies have various flavor fillings <br />With different ingredients and toppings <br />Some are opened faced; plain to see <br />Others have a crust concealing delicacy <br /> <br />The mouth-watering aromas of baking blends <br />Make your mind delirious as waiting extends <br />In the history of preparing pies and serving <br />Taste tests, as a rule, decide the most deserving <br /> <br />A favorite is apple crumb with cinnamon... <br />Fresh Macintosh slices sweetened is common <br />Tasty pumpkin is primarily for Thanksgiving <br />With heaps of fluffy whipped cream adorning <br /> <br />Tart cherries are tastier with lots of sugar grains <br />Raspberries are terrific, though the seeds remain <br />Seedless dried grapes make a scrumptious start <br />Pecan nuts saturated with syrupy nectar top the chart <br /> <br />Beyond the fruits and nuts there are even more... <br />Beef, chicken, and turkey can be put into your <br />Pot pies with flavored gravy and vegetables <br />Even singing blackbirds appear in pie fables <br /> <br />Combinations that evolve continue to be adventurous <br />As you can see the possibilities are certainly endless <br />The key ingredients enhance each other as they dwell <br />In a temporary shelter provided by a delectable shell <br /> <br />A pie could even be a metaphor for a person’s existence <br />The measured contents mingle with an ounce of chance <br />A flavorful result is shared with many who evaluate <br />The finale is matchless; there is no recipe to recreate <br /> <br />1/8/08<br /><br />Theresa Ann Moore<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/pies-pies-pies/

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A type of pastry that consists of an outer crust and a filling.

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