What is a Pie Bird?
A Pie Bird is a hollow china or ceramic
figure, most having arches and ranging in size from 3 to 5 inches.
They have a vent hole close to the top of the figure. The arch of the
bottom provides a place for the juice of the pie to bubble up into
the pie bird while baking.
They are baked in pies to vent the
steam and support the crust. They keep the pie from boiling over onto
the bottom of your oven. They also prevent the crust from becoming soggy.
They were originally shaped like
inverted funnels, but even though most are bird shaped, they do come
in other figural shapes. |