Saskatoon berry pie explained

Alternate Name:	Saskatoon pie Juneberry pie Serviceberry pie
Course:	Dessert
Type:	Pie
Place Of Origin:	Canada
Region:	Saskatchewan, Canadian Prairies
Main Ingredient:	Saskatoon 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. The pie is a traditional Canadian dessert, particularly in Saskatchewan. Saskatoon berry pie is often served with whipped cream, ice cream, or slices of cheddar cheese.^{[1] [2]}

Ingredients

Saskatoon berry pie typically contains Saskatoon berries, flour, sugar, and lemon juice.^[3] Cinnamon or nutmeg may be added.^[4]

The pie originated in the Prairies region of Canada. Often served with vanilla ice cream as a dessert, the pie is sometimes made with blueberries as a saskatoon berry substitute.^{[5] [6] [7] [8]}

In Canadian culture

In 2019, Canada Post released a stamp series called Sweet Canada, which included a stamp of Saskatoon berry pie.^{[9] [10]} The stamps were of five traditional Canadian desserts, with the Saskatoon berry pie stamp representing the Prairies.^[11]

Musician Fred Penner has a song titled "Saskatoon Berry Pie."^[12]

Saskatoon Pie! is a musical comedy written by Geoffrey Ursell that won Persephone Theatre's national playwriting competition in 1981.^[13]

See also

• Bumbleberry pie
• Flipper pie
• Nanaimo bar, another dessert that has a stamp in the Sweet Canada series

External links

• Recipe for Saskatoon pie - Canadian Food Focus

Notes and References

1. Book: Paré, Jean . Dinners of the World . Company's Coming Publishing, Limited . 1991 . 9780969332268.
2. Book: Gaertner, Erika E. . Reap without sowing: wild food from nature's cornucopia . 1995 . General Store Pub. House . 978-1-896182-30-8 . Burnstown, Ont., Canada.
3. Web site: Saskatoon berry pie Traditional Sweet Pie From Saskatoon TasteAtlas . 2024-05-12 . www.tasteatlas.com.
4. Web site: 2019-09-11 . Eric Akis: A nice slice of Saskatoon berry pie . 2024-05-12 . Times Colonist . en.
5. Book: Caswell, Vickianne. The Ultimate Saskatoon Berry Cookbook. 4 Paws Games and Publishing. 2017. 978-1988345574.
6. Web site: Recipe: Saskatoon Berry Pie. Schellenberg. Lovella. July 14, 2013. The Huffington Post. October 21, 2018.
7. News: Recipe: Shantel Tallow and Paul Conley's deep dish Saskatoon pie. Rosendaal. Julie van. February 14, 2018. The Globe and Mail. October 21, 2018.
8. Web site: Saskatoon Pie. All Recipes. October 21, 2018.
9. Web site: On the menu for April 17: five Sweet Canada stamps . 2024-05-12 . Linns Stamp News . en.
10. Web site: Is This Canada’s Most Iconic Pie? – Air Canada enRoute . 2024-05-12 . enroute.aircanada.com . en.
11. Web site: Dessert stamps featuring Saskatoon berry pie ‘unique’: collector - Saskatoon Globalnews.ca . 2024-05-12 . Global News . en-US.
12. Web site: McGillivray . Kate . October 14, 2019 . Giving thanks for saskatoon berry pie, the quintessential Prairie dessert . CBC.
13. Book: Saskatchewan writers: lives past and present . 2004 . University of Regina, Canadian Plains Research Center . 978-0-88977-163-5 . Hodgson . Heather . The Saskatchewan lives past and present series . Regina, Sask . University of Regina.