Scenes from the Old South - Scene 41

Fried Pies

Mention a fried pie to someone outside the South - even in some parts of the South - and you can expect a puzzled look. Shaped like a half-moon, crimped along the edge with fork tines, with a filling usually made from dried fruit. Mostly apple or peach, although sweet potato shows up in some places. Made in a skillet in a grandmother's kitchen, or picked up at the checkout counter in a country store, tucked into a lunch box or a cooler. There was a time when country school kids and blue-collar workers got through the day with something just like that.