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Saskatoon berry pie
TypePie
Place of originCanada
Region or stateSaskatchewan, Canadian Prairies
Main ingredientsSaskatoon berries, flour, lemon juice, sugar

Saskatoon berry pie (also known as Saskatoon pie, Juneberry pie, or Serviceberry pie) is a pie with Saskatoon berry filling.[1] 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]

Ingredients edit

Saskatoon berry pie typically contains Saskatoon berries, flour, sugar, and lemon juice.[1] Sometimes cinnamon or nutmeg are added.[4]

In Canadian culture edit

In 2019, Canada Post released a stamp series called Sweet Canada, which included a stamp of Saskatoon berry pie.[4][5][6][7] The stamps were of five traditional Canadian desserts, with the Saskatoon berry pie stamp representing the Prairies.[6]

Musician Fred Penner has a song titled "Saskatoon Berry Pie."[8]

Saskatoon Pie! is a musical comedy written by Geoffrey Ursell that won Persephone Theatre's national playwriting competition in 1981.[9]

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References edit

  1. ^ a b c d "Saskatoon berry pie | Traditional Sweet Pie From Saskatoon | TasteAtlas". www.tasteatlas.com. Retrieved 2024-05-12.
  2. ^ Paré, Jean (1991). Dinners of the World. Company's Coming Publishing, Limited. ISBN 9780969332268.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ a b "Eric Akis: A nice slice of Saskatoon berry pie". Times Colonist. 2019-09-11. Retrieved 2024-05-12.
  5. ^ "On the menu for April 17: five Sweet Canada stamps". Linns Stamp News. Retrieved 2024-05-12.
  6. ^ a b "Dessert stamps featuring Saskatoon berry pie 'unique': collector - Saskatoon | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved 2024-05-12.
  7. ^ "Is This Canada's Most Iconic Pie? – Air Canada enRoute". enroute.aircanada.com. Retrieved 2024-05-12.
  8. ^ McGillivray, Kate (October 14, 2019). "Giving thanks for saskatoon berry pie, the quintessential Prairie dessert". CBC.
  9. ^ Hodgson, Heather; University of Regina, eds. (2004). Saskatchewan writers: lives past and present. The Saskatchewan lives past and present series. Regina, Sask: University of Regina, Canadian Plains Research Center. ISBN 978-0-88977-163-5.

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