shoofly pie
noun/ˌʃuːflaɪ ˈpaɪ/
/ˌʃuːflaɪ ˈpaɪ/
[countable, uncountable] (North American English)- an open pie filled with brown sugar and treacleWord OriginFrom the need to say shoo! to the flies that the sugar attracts.
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