"shoofly pie" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ʃuː.flaɪ.paɪ/ Forms: shoofly pies [plural]
Etymology: From shoo + fly + pie. So called because the molasses attracts flies, which must be shooed away. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|shoo|fly|pie}} shoo + fly + pie Head templates: {{en-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. Wikipedia link: shoofly pie Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Pies Synonyms: shoofly cake, shoo-fly pie Translations (Pennsylvania Dutch molasses pie): Melassichriwwelkuche [masculine] (Pennsylvania German)

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