shoofly pie
noun
: a rich pie of Pennsylvania Dutch origin made of molasses or brown sugar sprinkled with a crumbly mixture of flour, sugar, and butter
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Micah A Leal, Southern Living, 15 Aug. 2023
Surrounded today by its own mini-Beltway, the town that welcomed German dissenters in 1729, served briefly as the U.S. capital and put shoofly pie on the map is a bustling small city.
—Washington Post, 26 Jan. 2022
Then the bake-off round involves a dessert inspired by the Pennsylvania classic shoofly pie.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2021
Since then, the area’s tourism industry, offering traditional treats like shoofly pies and buggy rides, has boomed.
—Kevin Williams, New York Times, 17 Mar. 2020
Micah A Leal, Southern Living, 15 Aug. 2023
Surrounded today by its own mini-Beltway, the town that welcomed German dissenters in 1729, served briefly as the U.S. capital and put shoofly pie on the map is a bustling small city.
—Washington Post, 26 Jan. 2022
Then the bake-off round involves a dessert inspired by the Pennsylvania classic shoofly pie.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2021
Since then, the area’s tourism industry, offering traditional treats like shoofly pies and buggy rides, has boomed.
—Kevin Williams, New York Times, 17 Mar. 2020
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1924, in the meaning defined above
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shoofly pie
noun
shoo·fly pie
ˈshü-ˌflī-
: a pie made of molasses or brown sugar with a crumbly topping
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