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Nana: Sydney and I love to make pies together. One day when we were rolling out pie crust, I told her that many years ago, it was fashionable to use pie birds.  These are glass birds placed in the center of the pie as a steam vent.  These were popular In England and the settlers and pioneer women brought this tradition to America.  At the time, this was just an interesting little anecdote to share with my sweet baking partner.  I had no idea she would even remember our conversation. 

 

Sydney: I was so excited when My Nana talked to me about the pie bird because I had the perfect idea for a gift. Weeks later, we decided to plan a trip to Tennessee to visit my dad’s parents. When we got there we visited a couple shops. At one of them,  I spotted a table that was labeled “PIE BIRDS”. I was so thrilled! I asked my mom if she thought my Nana would like one, my mom said absolutely! I got her one. She was sooo excited! She and I ended up using it in our next pie! It worked so well! I totally encourage you to get one if you like to bake pies as much as we do.