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Friday, October 21, 2011
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Departure: 2:00 pm
Arrival: 2:45 pm EDT, Outdoor World Circle M Campground, Lancaster, PA
Distance: 15 miles
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We wanted to do a few more things in the area before we left, so we checked to see if we could stay over, but Country Acres Campground was booked tonight. So we found a campground in Lancaster, about fifteen miles away, and moved over there.
Checkout time was 2:00 pm, so in the morning we went into some small towns and went shopping at quilt and fabric shops. Barbara got some fabric, and we saw lots of amazing quilts. We also went to the National Christmas Center in Paradise (only a few miles away). It had lots of Christmas things to buy, like authentic Amish Christmas tree ornaments, made in China. On our way back, we stopped in at a restaurant advertising Shoo-Fly Pie, which we had never had. So we went in and tried a sample, then bought a whole pie to take with us. I don’t know what’s in the pie (I’m pretty sure not flies), but there can’t be anything remotely good for you, because it tastes sooooooo goooooood!
We got back to the campground, unhooked from water and electric, and drove out of the campground at 2:00 pm sharp. We were expecting good things at Circle M, because it’s a Thousand Trails campground, but we were somewhat disappointed. We found a site on the river that runs by, which was nice, but for the price, I expected something cleaner and more upscale. Also, the site didn’t have a sewer hookup. I really don’t feel we got our money’s worth, sort of like Tex’s last year (see our Route 66 travel blog), but not nearly as bad.
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Laura OK, I had to look up Shoo Fly Pie. Here's what I found: But how did these pies get their name? The most logical explanation seems to be that the sweet ingredients attracted flies when the pies were cooling. The cooks had to "shoo" the flies away, hence the name shoofly pie.Another story claims that this is really a French recipe, and that the crumb topping of the pie resembled the surface of the cauliflower, which is "cheux-fleur" in French. This was eventually pronounced as shoofly. Locals have a little problem with that explanation, and most of us have never seen this pie served up in the fine restaurants of Paris.So, no flies!
belinda Oh. My. God. That star quilt on the left is GORGEOUS. Tell me you bought it!!!!!!!!
Trish Oh boy! I'm picturing a Shoo Fly Pie bake off when you get home! That was my grandfather's favorite pie that all of us kids were too scared to taste because he let us think that it had flies in it ~ obviously he was no dummy since he got the pie all to himself! Will see if my Mom still has her recipe that he loved. I'm really enjoying your blogs and photos ~ makes me homesick for many of the beautiful places that I visited when I lived in Boston! Keep on having fun!
wjmccain No. I'd rather make one myself. All the quilts are pieced by machine, then hand sewn. It takes up to a year to finish a queen-sized quilt. Considering that, their prices were really reasonable: around $500.
Rich Got a kick out of the side comment about the “authentic Amish” Christmas ornaments made in China. I picture a small town in some rural Chinese Province with a bunch of Chinese children in Amish hats sitting at a table hand-painting Christmas ornaments. Reminds me of our trip to Alaska where Renee picked up a scrimshaw walrus tusk in one of those many gift shops lining the streets of Wangle. It had a “made in Taiwan” sticker on it, and I suspect it came from an elephant tusk.
belinda By machine?? I thought that the Amish didn't have electricity?
wjmccain Tirsh - I'd love to try the shoo fly pie recipe. The one we had was REALLY good. And besides, any old excuse to get together with you!
wjmccain Rich - Everywhere we went we had that problem. Lots of other people were looking at the bottom of things in the stores and shaking their heads. When you visit you want something from that area, not from oversees somewhere.
Shannon I would say bring us home some... but I think it would be gross & moldy by the time you get here!! lol
wjmccain Trish says she has her grandma's recipe. She's going to make some when we get home. Can't wait.
Trish Hi B & B,I miss you guys! I've put my Mom to work looking through her drawer full of recipes to see if she can find her Shoo Fly Pie recipe. If she does, we can try it when you get back! She reminded me of a tale involving the pie one Christmas. She and my brother and sister were driving down to So. Calif. to take the pie to my grandfather when they were rear-ended (and the car was totaled) in a massive car pile up in the Visalia fog. Luckily they were OK, but everything else was smashed except the pie, which my sister caught in mid-air as it went flying forward from its perch on the rear window ledge! At least they had something to eat during their long ordeal until they were able to get a bus home! I hear there's a big snowstorm heading to the northeast this weekend ~ guess you left just in time! Safe travelin'!
wjmccain No kidding on the storm. David posted a picture of his kids in it on FB. Jen says it's heading her way today. We went through VA a couple of days ago. It's cold here, but after the fog this am it was sunny all day. So guess we're just ahead of it all. phew.
wjmccain Trish - Can't believe the story about the accident and pie. It really does have special meaning for you. We also had these amazing pretzels at an Amish farm. I got the mix and am anxious to try it out on everyone when we get home.