A Little Sweet Tweet About Pie Birds

Why does the pie bird sing?

To let the steam out, of course!

Here's a little history from Countryliving.com:

"(They were) designed to prevent pie fillings from boiling over by creating a steam vent. Though English bakers started using workmanlike ceramic funnels for this purpose in the early 1800s, the utensils didn't take on fanciful bird forms until migrating to the States in the 1930s. The inspiration? The nursery rhyme "Sing a Song of Sixpence": Four and 20 blackbirds, baked in a pie."
Read more: Vintage Pie Birds – Antique Porcelain Pie Figurines - Country Living

I've come across a few different pie birds in my

travels but the one above and the

following "pie birds" are very hard to find.

The black pie bird in the first photo is

the most common.

 How about a red cardinal?

Or a pretty rooster?

Now these pie fruits are unique...

Or this Christmas pie bird

 I happen to like the pink pie elephant!

But then there is always the pie chef, too.

Just writing this blog post makes

me want to find one or two

to start a little collection.

Three is a collection, right?

The woman Country Living interviewed for

the article had more than 1,000!

That's a lot of pies.

Hope you are having a great week...I'll be back

after a weekend with my Mom, oceanside.

My first Mommy weekend away since Bebe

was born.

Am I excited?

Oh yes!

See you when I return!

(My shop will still be open, shipping day

will be Monday or Tuesday of next week)

All photos for the post were taken from Countryliving.com