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Molasses Cake
Posted: Fri Dec 21, 2018 9:23 pm
by Old Hat
AKA Treacle Parkin.
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Re: Molasses Cake
Posted: Sat Dec 22, 2018 1:35 am
by Roadkill
Re: Molasses Cake
Posted: Sat Dec 22, 2018 3:28 am
by redietz
I've often wondered if treacle parkin isn't pretty much the same as shoo fly pie.
Remember what the dormouse said: "They lived on treacle. It was a treacle well."
Re: Molasses Cake
Posted: Sat Dec 22, 2018 6:13 am
by daringduffer
Now go out and catch yourself a grayling, Carl. Using that fly, it would be possible even in Florida.
dd
Re: Molasses Cake
Posted: Sat Dec 22, 2018 8:48 am
by Old Hat
redietz wrote: ↑Sat Dec 22, 2018 3:28 am
I've often wondered if treacle parkin isn't pretty much the same as shoo fly pie.
Remember what the dormouse said: "They lived on treacle. It was a treacle well."
I've never had shoofly pie. I've always been a big molasses fan. I may have to try it. Plus none of my family likes molasses. So that's a bonus for me.
The treacle parkin certainly seems more cake like than pie like. But still very moist. It seems to traditionally have oatmeal and ginger added as well. Probably more like a loaf of ginger bread.
Re: Molasses Cake
Posted: Sat Dec 22, 2018 12:15 pm
by redietz
Being of Pennsylvania-German descent, shoo fly pie is soul food to me. There are wet bottom and dry bottom versions, and the latter are a lot like the descriptions of treacle parkin that I've seen.
Back, on subject, though, nice flies. Probably a piece of cake to fish.
Re: Molasses Cake
Posted: Sat Dec 22, 2018 4:33 pm
by narcodog
redietz wrote: ↑Sat Dec 22, 2018 12:15 pm
Being of Pennsylvania-German descent, shoo fly pie is soul food to me. There are wet bottom and dry bottom versions, and the latter are a lot like the descriptions of treacle parkin that I've seen.
Back, on subject, though, nice flies. Probably a piece of cake to fish.
I'm right there with you wet bottom is my preferred favorite. I just made a raisin pie, also know in PA. Dutch country as a funeral pie.
Re: Molasses Cake
Posted: Sat Dec 22, 2018 9:11 pm
by Greenwell
All this talk of Funeral pie and Shoo Fly pies, both wet and dry bottom is making me hungry! Actually, I was in Lancaster, PA just yesterday. Having enough PA German in my ancestry to be genetically hard wired to crave that stuff, but also knowing that the girlfriend is baking up a Holiday storm, I bypassed the pies in the market and instead bought a couple lbs of Scrapple for Christmas breakfast, a family tradition for as long as I can remember.
Re: Molasses Cake
Posted: Sat Dec 22, 2018 11:23 pm
by narcodog
Greenwell wrote: ↑Sat Dec 22, 2018 9:11 pm
All this talk of Funeral pie and Shoo Fly pies, both wet and dry bottom is making me hungry! Actually, I was in Lancaster, PA just yesterday. Having enough PA German in my ancestry to be genetically hard wired to crave that stuff, but also knowing that the girlfriend is baking up a Holiday storm, I bypassed the pies in the market and instead bought a couple lbs of Scrapple for Christmas breakfast, a family tradition for as long as I can remember.
Scrapple, I love that stuff. On my home from the Catskill's in June I stopped for a visit with a cousin. He took me to an Amish butcher near Williamsport. I bought a whole pan of it, about 6lbs. Brought it home sliced it up and vacuum packed it for the freezer.
Oh, nice fly.
Re: Molasses Cake
Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2018 1:51 am
by UC Steve
Haven't considered this one, but looks like a good cutthroat patt... Put it on the winter tie list. And reading down the thread makin me hungry. No fly police here.
