shoofly
Pennsylvania Dutch dessert
Shoofly has several American uses united by the idea of shooing away.
A shoofly is a child's rocking chair mounted on a base shaped like an animal.
Shoofly pie is a Pennsylvania Dutch molasses pie, supposedly named because bakers had to shoo flies away from the sweet filling.
In law enforcement slang, a shoofly is an undercover officer who investigates other cops—someone who "shoos" away corruption.
Syrup from cane processing
- LancasterEnglish dynasty, fifteenth century
- cinnamonAromatic bark spice
- bakingCooking with dry heat
- crustHard outer layer
filling · streusel · breakfast · traditional · homemade · recipe · slice · lattice
Darkest grade of molasses
- sorghumWarm-climate cereal grass
- treacleThick sugar-refining byproduct
- darkAbsence of light
- syrupThick sugar liquid
sweetener · gingerbread · robust · baking · caramelization · sticky · rich · thick
Oscillating motion through medium
Horse-drawn cart
- LancasterEnglish dynasty, fifteenth century
- PennsylvaniaNortheastern founding colony state
- MennoniteAnabaptist Christian denomination
- plainBasic and unremarkable
community · tradition · quilt · farm · horse · barnraising · agriculture · heritage
molasses
Syrup from cane processing
crust · filling · streusel · breakfast · traditional · homemade · recipe · slice · lattice · sticky
blackstrap
Darkest grade of molasses
syrup · sweetener · gingerbread · robust · baking · caramelization · sticky · rich · thick · spiced
wave
Oscillating motion through medium
buggy
Horse-drawn cart
- LancasterEnglish dynasty, fifteenth century
- PennsylvaniaNortheastern founding colony state
- MennoniteAnabaptist Christian denomination
plain · community · tradition · quilt · farm · horse · barnraising · agriculture · heritage · handmade
shooflyangel food cake
Foam-based white sponge
meringue · pavlova · lemon tart · white cake
- shoofly pieMolasses-filled crumb-topped pastry