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It’s March 14, the day on which we celebrate pie and pi, the magical number reduced to its simplest form as 3.14.

“Apple pie. Green apples sliced thin. Lard, flour, salt, water to bind. Sugar, cinnamon, a dab of butter. Three slashes on the crust, one for steam and two because your momma did it that way.”

– Jebediah Nightlinger, “The Cowboys”

Classic Apple Pie

My wife makes a killer deep-dish apple pie. I have never tasted better.

Pie comes in all shapes and sizes. Whoopie Pies are a Maine specialty.

Pie Chart

And who doesn’t love pie?

Everyone loves pie.¹ (Artwork by Paul Taylor, Wapsi Square)

But it is possible to have too much. (Art by Charles Addams)

Then it’s best to decline the offer.
Do you want to have a piece of pie? I better not, thank you.²

They’ve been making pie the same way out in the country for centuries. (Art by B. Kliban)

Except for Pumpkin Pie. They have a special way of getting that one.

Sadly, pie was not always universally valued.

But these day folks get pretty enthusiastic about pie. (Weebl and Bob Art by Jonti Picking)

And just so you can make your own, here’s a recipe for apple pie from scratch. Don’t forget to invent the universe.

Happy Pie day to one and all!

The Old Wolf has spoken.

Footnotes

¹ If you’re one of those poor unfortunates who doesn’t like pie, you have my sympathy.

² U one-half P sub Pi? i beta-nought, TanQ.