Meaning of black-bottom pie | Babel Free

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Noun. [B2]

Examples

“The cook’s a culinary queen at Oak Haven Inn. But Ruth’s modest. She doesn’t quite get the to-do over her skill with crab Oak Haven; her hot almond roll (tendered on silver platters by a solicitious^([sic]) staff); her delicious crab bisque; her Sunday spoon-bread breakfasts; her tasty tarts; her black-bottom pies.”

“Audrey ordered a bacon cheeseburger, a Coke, a slice of black-bottom pie and a slice of peach pie à la mode, vanilla please.”

“For me, my legacy is rich with strong Ozark women who could fish, bake black-bottom pies without a recipe, balance books for the family-owned drugstore, nurture juicy tomatoes, create a princess gown from a blue bed sheet, share the secret of a great cocktail party, swirl the perfect soft-boiled egg, live in Paris for three months on her own and give me the gift of grandchildren.”

“Restaurant critic Duncan Hines (yes, that Duncan Hines) had his first slice of black-bottom pie at an Oklahoma diner, and his rave review of that decadent trifecta of chocolate custard, rum chiffon, and whipped cream immediately put this luscious pie on the map.”

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