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| Marybeth |
Posted - Jul 14 2008 : 2:25:01 PM
I have been gone for a little while and I went to an 'antique, collectible, thrift' store' I found on my journey.
So I have to show Nancy Jo and everyone else what I found.
Also I am going to put some pictures on my Strawberry Hills blog. but this first. Yes another PIE BIRD--the red one.
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| Marybeth |
Posted - Jul 15 2008 : 8:04:48 PM
Judy the site you provided is very interesting. I am sorry you all have piebird envy but I am hiding mine from now on. lol The other types are cute but I do like the birds and I think the black one is the only old one the others seem fairly new. MB
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| junkjunkie |
Posted - Jul 15 2008 : 4:16:04 PM
http://www.antiquetrader.com/article/Pie_birds Here's an article about them.
"To have life in focus, we must have death in our field of vision." Benedictine monk John Main |
| jpbluesky |
Posted - Jul 15 2008 : 09:25:57 AM
So cute - thanks for the lessons on pie birds. Never saw one before. Wonder who ever thought of that in the first place? Obviously someone whose pies boiled over all the time! :)
Farmgirl Sister # 31
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| miss wilma |
Posted - Jul 15 2008 : 09:07:21 AM
I will call her and find out, it is Sheryl from Burlington show, she was here the gal with Tommy
Farm Girl #96
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| Miss Bee Haven |
Posted - Jul 15 2008 : 09:02:08 AM
Do you know how much she wants for it, Wilma?
Farmgirl Sister #50
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| miss wilma |
Posted - Jul 15 2008 : 08:42:07 AM
Girls I have a friend that has a black one if she hasnt sold it let me know if you wish tme to ck on it
Farm Girl #96
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| KYgurlsrbest |
Posted - Jul 15 2008 : 08:28:25 AM
AWESOME!!!!
Me too, me too. Pie bird envy. I wanted to buy one at the Burlington antiques show, but they weren't NEARLY as nifty and Janice said they were too steep! I think we keep thinking our thrift stores are as hip as Nancys!
Farmgirl Sister #80, thanks to a very special farmgirl from the Bluegrass..."She was built like a watch, a study in balance ... with a neck and head so refined, like a drawing by DaVinci"...
NY Newsday sportswriter Bill Nack describing filly, Ruffian.
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| Nance in France |
Posted - Jul 15 2008 : 08:15:14 AM
You and me BOTH, Janice, piebird envy it is! Too cool, Mary Beth!! You guys slay me! You stumble across the neatest finds, and all I usually stumble over are rocks. I have never had a pie bird and after seeing all these, the search is on! Having been given the nickname "Birdbrain" years back gives me even more incentive! Hugs to all! Nance |
| Miss Bee Haven |
Posted - Jul 15 2008 : 06:44:20 AM
Oh, Marybeth! You're killing this Kentucky girl!!! I'm DYING from PIE BIRD ENVY! :D The cardinal one is the best one yet! I've never seen a red one! I'm happy for you, but green with envy for me!
Farmgirl Sister #50
"If you think you've got it nailed down, then what's all that around it?"
'Br.Dave Gardner' |
| junkjunkie |
Posted - Jul 15 2008 : 06:05:35 AM
Very cute! My sister collected pie birds. The cardinal is the first one I've seen. Usually you see crows.
"To have life in focus, we must have death in our field of vision." Benedictine monk John Main |
| CabinCreek-Kentucky |
Posted - Jul 14 2008 : 9:16:31 PM
found this fun and interesting too:
HOW TO USE A PIE BIRD:
Line the pie dish with pastry, place the "bird" in the centre, put in the filling around the "pie bird" then put a pastry top on but allowing the pie bird to stick out of a hole in the pastry . Pinch crust around the bird's shoulder, allowing the head to stick through the pastry. The bird will release steam through his mouth "vent" during baking and help to prevent fruit juices from bubbling over into the oven .easy as pie!!
No pie funnel? No matter. Make decorative holes in the top crust and insert several pieces of macaroni. These mini "chimneys" allow steam to escape and keep the pie juices from boiling over.
True Friends * Frannie
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| farmgirl blessings |
Posted - Jul 14 2008 : 9:13:59 PM
What a darling collection! I'm still looking for my first one.
Blessings, Lea
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| CabinCreek-Kentucky |
Posted - Jul 14 2008 : 9:10:54 PM
i have the little crow one somewhere or other! love the cardinal!
True Friends * Frannie
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| CabinCreek-Kentucky |
Posted - Jul 14 2008 : 9:09:51 PM
What is a piebird anyway?
Pie Birds or Pie Funnels as they are called in England are "steam vents" that have been placed in the center of fruit and meat pies (while cooking) since Victorian Times.
Pie Funnels were used in baking pies and prevent the pie from boiling over in the oven by allowing the steam created when the fruit filling or other contents are cooking to escape from inside the pie. They also supported the pastry crust in the center of the pie, so that it did not sag in the middle.
YOURS ARE REALLY CUTE!!
True Friends * Frannie
adopt a 'rag-chile'
http://sistermercysfoundlinhome.blogspot.com
treasures .. new and olde .. http://mudpiemanormercantile.blogspot.com
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| Nancy Gartenman |
Posted - Jul 14 2008 : 6:00:14 PM
MB,
YOU CORKER!! Love that Red one. I only have one. Jeannie- they are made to be put in a pie, on the top crust to release the steam from the pie while its baking.
NANCY JO
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| Tina Michelle |
Posted - Jul 14 2008 : 5:48:36 PM
love your pie birds
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| Mumof3 |
Posted - Jul 14 2008 : 4:36:16 PM
Cute cardinal! I love pie birds. Funny, I don't use them though. They just sit on the shelf. One day I will stick one in a pie!
Karin
Farmgirl Sister
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| jpbluesky |
Posted - Jul 14 2008 : 4:16:06 PM
Why do they call them pie birds? They are certainly pretty!
Farmgirl Sister # 31
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| electricdunce |
Posted - Jul 14 2008 : 4:14:58 PM
I love your pie birds! Very nice....
Karin
Farmgirl Sister #153
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