shoofly pie

See also: shoo-fly pie

English

Wet-bottom shoofly pie

Alternative forms

• shoo-fly pie

Etymology

From shoo +‎ fly +‎ pie. So called because the molasses attracts flies, which must be shooed away.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃuː.flaɪ.paɪ/

Noun

shoofly pie (countable and uncountable, plural shoofly pies)

1. A fluffy pie made from molasses with a crumb cake top, traditional among the Pennsylvania Dutch.

   Synonym: shoofly cake

   • 1945, “Shoo-Fly Pie and Apple Pan Dowdy”, Sammy Gallop (music):

     Shoo-Fly Pie and Apple Pan Dowdy / Make your eyes light up / Your tummy say, "Howdy." / Shoo-Fly Pie and Apple Pan Dowdy / I never get enough of that wonderful stuff.

Translations

Pennsylvania Dutch molasses pie

• Pennsylvania German: Melassichriwwelkuche m