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Wed, December 15
Cherry Pie
My dad decided to make cherry pie from scratch the other day, cherry pitter and all. My sister and her friend were bored, so they watched as he pitted each cherry and told them the steps one must take to bake the perfect pie.
Ashley was restless.
So dad sayd, "You know Ash, it is very important that you learn how to bake a cherry pie, because one day when you're older, the mother of the guy you are dating will ask about her son, "But can she bake a cherry pie?
He was referencing an old folksong called "Billy Boy" .
My sister, obviously unaware of my dad's esoteric joke, looked at him like he was from Mars, (because sometimes, us kids do consider that a strong possibility), and said:
"No she won't dad. She'll ask him, "IS SHE JEWISH?"
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Can she make a cherry pie,
Billy Boy, Billy Boy?
Can she make a cherry pie,
Charming Billy?
She can make a cherry pie,
Quick as a cat can wink an eye,
She's a young thing
And cannot leave her mother.
This is the link to the whole song, if you want to have it in your head all day..and night:
http://www.grandfolkies.com/billy1.htm
Posted by lexzog at December 15, 2004 12:26 AM
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So how did the pie turn out? I can't imagine your father baking...pitting the cherries, yes, but baking no!
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at December 15, 2004 06:42 PM
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