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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) Southern Creole
D) New England
  • 2. What is the primary ingredient used to make the filling of a shoofly pie?
A) Corn syrup
B) Maple syrup
C) Molasses
D) Honey
  • 3. What is the legendary but apocryphal origin of the name 'shoo-fly'?
A) The color of the crust
B) A local baker named Shoo
C) Flies being attracted to the sweet filling
D) The shape of the pan
  • 4. What was the brand of molasses that the name 'shoo-fly' was borrowed from?
A) Shoo-fly Molasses
B) Centennial Sweetener
C) Jenny Lind Molasses
D) Pennsylvania Dutch Brand
  • 5. Traditionally, what was shoofly pie served with for breakfast?
A) Cold milk
B) Tea
C) Hot coffee
D) Apple cider
  • 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) Baked-bottom and fried-bottom
B) Crust-bottom and crust-less
C) Wet-bottom and dry-bottom
D) Sweet-bottom and sour-bottom
  • 8. Which version of shoofly pie has a stickier, gooier custard-like consistency at the bottom?
A) Centennial
B) Wet-bottom
C) Dry-bottom
D) Gingerbread
  • 9. What was the crust-less cake that preceded shoofly pie in 1876 called?
A) Civil War cake
B) Jenny Lind cake
C) Molasses crumb cake
D) Centennial cake
  • 10. Why did home bakers add a crust to the molasses cake in the 1880s?
A) To preserve the molasses
B) To hide the crumb texture
C) To make it easier to eat with hands
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) Jenny Lind pie
B) Shoo-fly mule cake
C) Montgomery pie
D) Treacle tart
  • 12. Why do historians believe shoofly pie was typically baked in the winter?
A) It was a holiday tradition
B) The oven was only lit in winter
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) Artificial flavoring
D) Baking powder
  • 14. Which pie is similar to a shoofly pie but includes lemon juice in the bottom layer?
A) Montgomery pie
B) Jenny Lind pie
C) Centennial pie
D) Treacle tart
  • 15. What famous animal was the 'Shoo-fly Molasses' brand possibly named after?
A) A prize-winning cow
B) A circus bear
C) A racehorse
D) Shoo-fly the Boxing Mule
  • 16. Who popularized the song 'Shoo-Fly Pie and Apple Pan Dowdy' in the 1940s?
A) An anonymous Pennsylvania group
B) The Amish Choir
C) Dinah Shore
D) Jenny Lind
  • 17. What does the word 'rivels' refer to in the context of Pennsylvania Dutch cuisine?
A) Lumps of food
B) Dried molasses
C) Coffee grounds
D) Pie crust scraps
  • 18. What is the Pennsylvania Dutch name for shoofly pie?
A) Shoo-Fly Cake
B) Centennial Crumb
C) Melassich Riwwelboi
D) Jenny Lind Tart
  • 19. When did the first print appearance of the name 'shoo-fly pie' occur?
A) In the 1880s
B) In 1876
C) After World War I
D) During the Civil War
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