Flapper pie
| File:Blackfoot Truckstop Diner - Flapper Pie (16050866996).jpg | |
| Type | Custard pie |
|---|---|
| Place of origin | Canada |
| Main ingredients | Graham cracker, custard, meringue |
| |
.jpg){kind=link}
| Part of a series on |
| Canadian cuisine |
|---|
| File:Red maple leaf food icon.svg |
|
Flapper pie, or the forgotten Prairie pie, is a vanilla custard pie topped with meringue (or sometimes whipped cream in Southern Saskatchewan)[1] within a graham cracker crust.[2][3][4][5][6]
The pie is a staple of the Canadian prairie culture.[2][4][5] At the Salisbury House chain of restaurants in Winnipeg, it is sold as "wafer pie".
Additional ingredients
[edit | edit source]Whiskey, peach leaves, lemon peel, or vanilla may be added to the custard filling of flapper pie.[4]
History
[edit | edit source]The exact origin of flapper pie is unknown. However, flapper pie became popular across the Canadian Prairies during the 1920s,[5] with the dessert earning its name from flappers.[4][6] Flapper pie continued to be made during the Depression era due to the recipe only needing simple ingredients.[4][5][6] By the 1940s, the pie had faded into obscurity and become "forgotten."[6]
See also
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ a b Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ a b c d e Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ a b c d Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ a b c d Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
