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Marybeth
True Blue Farmgirl
6418 Posts
Mary Beth
Stanwood
Wa 98292
USA
6418 Posts |
 Posted - Jul 14 2008 : 2:25:01 PM
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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.
www.strawberryhillsfarm.blogspot.com
www.day4plus.blogspot.com www.holyhouses-day4plus.blogspot.com
"Life may not be the party we hoped for...but while we are here we might as well dance!" |
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electricdunce
True Blue Farmgirl
2544 Posts
Karin
Belmont
ME
USA
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jpbluesky
True Blue Farmgirl
6066 Posts
Jeannie
Florida
USA
6066 Posts |
Posted - Jul 14 2008 : 4:16:06 PM
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Why do they call them pie birds? They are certainly pretty!
Farmgirl Sister # 31
www.blueskyjeannie.blogspot.com
Psalm 51: 10-13 |
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Mumof3
True Blue Farmgirl
3890 Posts
Karin
Ellenwood
GA
USA
3890 Posts |
Posted - Jul 14 2008 : 4:36:16 PM
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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
# 18 :)
Wherever you go, there you are.
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Tina Michelle
True Blue Farmgirl
6948 Posts
Tina
sunshine state
FL
USA
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Nancy Gartenman
True Blue Farmgirl
9093 Posts
Nancy
West Seneca
New York
USA
9093 Posts |
Posted - Jul 14 2008 : 6:00:14 PM
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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
www.Nancy-Jo.blogspot.com |
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CabinCreek-Kentucky
True Blue Farmgirl
8529 Posts
Frannie
Green County
Kentucky
USA
8529 Posts |
Posted - Jul 14 2008 : 9:09:51 PM
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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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CabinCreek-Kentucky
True Blue Farmgirl
8529 Posts
Frannie
Green County
Kentucky
USA
8529 Posts |
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farmgirl blessings
True Blue Farmgirl
777 Posts
Lea
TN
777 Posts |
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CabinCreek-Kentucky
True Blue Farmgirl
8529 Posts
Frannie
Green County
Kentucky
USA
8529 Posts |
Posted - Jul 14 2008 : 9:16:31 PM
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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
adopt a 'rag-chile'
http://sistermercysfoundlinhome.blogspot.com
treasures .. new and olde .. http://mudpiemanormercantile.blogspot.com
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junkjunkie
True Blue Farmgirl
1306 Posts
Judy
Lawrenceville
NJ
USA
1306 Posts |
Posted - Jul 15 2008 : 06:05:35 AM
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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 |
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Miss Bee Haven
True Blue Farmgirl
4331 Posts
Janice
Louisville/Irvington
Kentucky
USA
4331 Posts |
Posted - Jul 15 2008 : 06:44:20 AM
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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?"
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Nance in France
True Blue Farmgirl
1438 Posts
Nancy
St. Laurent de la Salanque
France
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Posted - Jul 15 2008 : 08:15:14 AM
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| 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 |
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KYgurlsrbest
True Blue Farmgirl
4853 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
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Posted - Jul 15 2008 : 08:28:25 AM
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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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miss wilma
True Blue Farmgirl
3410 Posts
Wilma
Knob Lick
Ky
USA
3410 Posts |
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Miss Bee Haven
True Blue Farmgirl
4331 Posts
Janice
Louisville/Irvington
Kentucky
USA
4331 Posts |
Posted - Jul 15 2008 : 09:02:08 AM
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Do you know how much she wants for it, Wilma?
Farmgirl Sister #50
"If you think you've got it nailed down, then what's all that around it?"
'Br.Dave Gardner' |
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miss wilma
True Blue Farmgirl
3410 Posts
Wilma
Knob Lick
Ky
USA
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jpbluesky
True Blue Farmgirl
6066 Posts
Jeannie
Florida
USA
6066 Posts |
Posted - Jul 15 2008 : 09:25:57 AM
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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
www.blueskyjeannie.blogspot.com
Psalm 51: 10-13 |
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junkjunkie
True Blue Farmgirl
1306 Posts
Judy
Lawrenceville
NJ
USA
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Marybeth
True Blue Farmgirl
6418 Posts
Mary Beth
Stanwood
Wa 98292
USA
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