Saskatoon berry pie (also known as Saskatoon pie, Juneberry pie, or Serviceberry pie)[1] is a pie with Saskatoon berry filling. The pie is a traditional Canadian dessert, particularly in Saskatchewan.[1] Saskatoon berry pie is often served with whipped cream, ice cream, or slices of cheddar cheese.[1][2][3][4]
Ingredients[edit]
Saskatoon berry pie typically contains Saskatoon berries, flour, sugar, and lemon juice.[1] Sometimes cinnamon or nutmeg are added.[5]
In Canadian culture[edit]
In 2019, Canada Post released a stamp series called Sweet Canada.[5][6][7][8] The stamps were of five traditional Canadian desserts,[6] with the Saskatoon berry pie stamp[5] representing the Prairies.[7]
The musician Fred Penner has a song titled "Saskatoon Berry Pie."[9]
Saskatoon Pie! is a musical comedy written by Geoffrey Ursell that won Persephone Theatre's national playwriting competition in 1981.[10]
See also[edit]
- Bumbleberry pie
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d "Saskatoon berry pie | Traditional Sweet Pie From Saskatoon | TasteAtlas". www.tasteatlas.com. Retrieved 2024-05-12.
- ^ "Ranked: the world's best pies everyone should try". lovefood.com. Retrieved 2024-05-12.
- ^ Paré, Jean (1991). Dinners of the World. Company's Coming Publishing, Limited. ISBN 9780969332268.
- ^ Gaertner, Erika E. (1995). Reap without sowing: wild food from nature's cornucopia. Burnstown, Ont., Canada: General Store Pub. House. ISBN 978-1-896182-30-8.
- ^ a b c "Eric Akis: A nice slice of Saskatoon berry pie". Times Colonist. 2019-09-11. Retrieved 2024-05-12.
- ^ a b "On the menu for April 17: five Sweet Canada stamps". Linns Stamp News. Retrieved 2024-05-12.
- ^ a b "Dessert stamps featuring Saskatoon berry pie 'unique': collector - Saskatoon | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved 2024-05-12.
- ^ "Is This Canada's Most Iconic Pie? – Air Canada enRoute". enroute.aircanada.com. Retrieved 2024-05-12.
- ^ McGillivray, Kate (October 14, 2019). "Giving thanks for saskatoon berry pie, the quintessential Prairie dessert". CBC.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Hodgson, Heather; University of Regina, eds. (2004). Saskatchewan writers: lives past and present. TBS. Regina, SK [Great Britain]: University of Regina, Canadian Plains Research Center. p. 227. ISBN 978-0-88977-163-5.