The whoopie pie is the official state treat.

The whoopie pie ( alternatively called a black moon, gob, black-and-white, bob, or " BFO " for Big Fat Oreo ) is an American baked good that may be considered either a cookie, pie, or cake.

The world's largest whoopie pie was created in South Portland, Maine on March 26, 2011, weighing in at 1, 062 pounds.

Pieces of the giant whoopie pie were sold and the money was used to send Maine-made whoopie pies to soldiers serving overseas.

In 2011, the Maine State Legislature considered naming the whoopie pie the official state pie.

71, officially known as " An Act to Designate the Whoopie Pie as the State Dessert ", read " The whoopie pie, a baked good made of two chocolate cakes with a creamy frosting between them, is the official state dessert ".

The Pennsylvania Dutch Convention & Visitors Bureau and other observers in Lancaster County, PA, note that the whoopie pie comes from the area ’ s Amish and Pennsylvania German culture – origins that are unlikely to leave an official paper trail – and has been handed down through generations.

The now-defunct Berwick Cake Company of Roxbury, Massachusetts had been making the " Whoopee Pie " since 1931 and it is also claimed that the whoopie pie originated there in Massachusetts and spread both north and south.

The Maine Legislature eventually decided to declare the whoopie pie the official state treat, and chose blueberry pie ( made with wild Maine blueberries ) as the official state dessert.

It is fitted with the MILES laser-tag system and the whoopie light to indicate if the vehicle is hit.

`` The blueberry pie is good, Scotty.

The innocence that they tried to conceal at the beginning is clearly destroyed forever when one of them, asking for a piece of lemon-meringue pie, gets a plate of English muffins instead.

So it is with Great Expectations, whether the hands be Orlick's as he strikes down Mrs. Gargery or Pip's as he steals a pie from her pantry.

Even less regard for mom and mom's apple pie goes with: Af In other words, the way the speaker relates to mother is clearly indicated.

Contributions from these ethnic foods have become as common as traditional " American " fares such as hot dogs, hamburgers, beef steak, which are derived from German cuisine, ( chicken-fried steak, for example, is a variation on German schnitzel ), cherry pie, Coca-Cola, milkshakes, fried chicken ( Fried chicken is of Scottish and African influence ) and so on.

A variation, the " empanada gallega " ( Spanish empanada ), is a big, round meat pie made most commonly with tuna and mackerel (" caballa " in Spanish ).

* Efforts to improve fairness by reducing first-move advantage include the rule of swap, generalizable as " swap -( x, y, z )" and characterizable as a partially compounded and partially iterated version of the pie rule (" one person slices ; the other chooses "): One player places on the board x stones of the first-moving color and a lesser number y stones of the second-moving color (" slicing " in the pie metaphor ); the other player is entitled to choose between a ) playing from the starting position, in which case the selecting player is also entitled to choose which color to play, and b ) placing z ( usually-y ) + 1 ) more stones on the board at locations of that player's choice (" reslicing " in the pie metaphor, with limitations created by the board's existing setup akin to limitations arising from the existing slices in the pie ), in which case the former player is entitled to choose which color side to play.

This is essentially a slightly more elaborate pie rule.

Shortening inhibits formation of cross-links and is used, along with diminished water and less kneading, when a tender and flaky product, such as a pie crust, is desired.

In Glasgow and the central areas of Scotland, the tradition is to hold Hogmanay parties involving singing, dancing, the eating of steak pie or stew, storytelling and drink ; these usually extend into the daylight hours of 1 January.

They are more dangerous than their cinematic inspiration, however ; they typically surround the player's character, so escape is impossible, and then mercilessly beat the player with rubber hoses from all directions, while temporarily blinding the player with cream pie.

The division of this almost round island into parishes was done in a circular sector pattern, so each parish is shaped like a pie slice, reaching from the highest point of Nevis Peak down to the coastline.

Wild blueberries are a common ingredient or garnish, and blueberry pie ( when made with wild Maine blueberries ) is the official state dessert.

Other pieces that have attracted a great deal of attention over the years included a campaign in 2001 to name an official National Dessert ( readers resoundingly responded in favor of traditional apple pie ), and a 2002 article that named the “ 10 Best and Worst Weather Cities in the USA .”

The Boston cream pie is the official dessert of Massachusetts, declared as such in 1996.

* From Charles Dickens ' The Mystery of Edwin Drood: "... Miss Twinkleton ( in her amateur state of existence ) has contributed herself and a veal pie to a picnic.

* ' Georgie porgie pudding and pie ' ( 2008 ) The first detailed investigation into the state of food fed to young children attending nurseries in England and Wales.

In 1802, Jefferson served a " macaroni pie " at a state dinner.

In South Australia, Balfours has been making pies since the early 1900s and remains ( with Vili's ) one of two major pie manufacturers in the state.

The banoffee pie is a fixture in most budget and tourist towns from McLeod Ganj in the northern Indian state of Himachel Pradesh to the resorts of Goa.

In the end, the turkey he did not thaw or butter is in terrible state, the sabotaged vegetables are smoking, and the pie he made is burnt.

Today the mince pie remains a popular seasonal treat enjoyed by many across the United Kingdom.

" Nevertheless, the Christmas pie remained a popular treat at Christmas, although smaller and sweeter, and lacking in post-Reformation England any sign of supposed Catholic idolatry.

Today the mince pie remains a popular Christmas treat, although as the modern recipe is no longer the same list of 13 ingredients once used ( representative of Christ and his 12 Apostles according to author Margaret Baker ), it lacks the religious meaning contained therein.

The pie had featured on his BBC Saturday programme some two years earlier and the chef described it as an occasional treat only.

Pennsylvania, Maine and New Hampshire claim to be the birthplace of the Whoopie pie.

Also pie menus and marking menus have been proposed as solutions for both problems, since they support learning of the available options but can also be used with quick gestures.

Around 3-12 items can be reasonably accommodated in a radial layout, but additional items past that tend to counteract the benefits of using pie menus in the first place.

The ingredients for the modern mince pie can be traced to the return of European crusaders from the Holy Land.

Shortcrust pastry can be used to make both sweet and savory pies such as apple pie, quiche, lemon meringue or chicken pie.

The sauce, after cornstarch mixed with water has been added to thicken it, may be used as filling for rhubarb pie, tarts, and crumbles.

This is usually sung following a sound-effect-enhanced tale of woe and immediately followed by " Wouldn't this be a great time for a piece of rhubarb pie?

In Yorkshire, apple pie may be accompanied by white Wensleydale, giving rise to the saying ' an apple pie without the cheese is like a kiss without the squeeze '.

Different types of pastry may be used, including the lard-rich pastry of a raised pie.

One of his jests was to be presented hidden in a giant pie from which he would leap out.

A top-crust pie, which may also be called a cobbler, has the filling in the bottom of the dish and the filling covered with a pastry or other covering before baking.

Flaky pastry is a typical kind of pastry used for pie crusts, but many things can be used, including baking powder biscuits, mashed potatoes, and crumbs.

This may also be the reason why early recipes focus on the filling over the surrounding case, with the partnership development leading to the use of reusable earthenware pie cases which reduced the use of expensive flour.

Fruit pies may be served with a scoop of ice cream, a style known in North America as pie à la mode.

Apple pie is a traditional choice, though any pie with sweet fillings may be served à la mode.

By sheer luck, they land in the dressing room of James Van Der Beek ( of Dawson's Creek ) and Jason Biggs ( of American Pie ), who happen to be playing Jay and Silent Bob in The Bluntman and Chronic Movie ; Silent Bob is somewhat upset that his comic-book counterpart is being played by the " pie fucker ".

Meringue can be used as the basis for various other desserts including angel food cake, pavlova, Baked Alaska, Queen of Puddings, Key lime pie, Eton mess and lemon meringue pie.

They can be used in a number of dishes, for example, they can be stewed, broiled, or used as filling in a meat pie.

The Pastry is generally used top-and-bottom, making it a double-crust pie, the upper crust of which may be a circular shaped crust or a pastry lattice woven of strips ; exceptions are deep-dish apple pie with a top crust only, and open-face Tarte Tatin.