Montgomery pie

noun

A kind of shoofly pie with lemon juice added to the bottom layer and buttermilk to the topping.

Meanings

nounMontgomery pie (plural Montgomery pies)

plural Montgomery pies

  1. A kind of shoofly pie with lemon juice added to the bottom layer and buttermilk to the topping.

Origin

Named after Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.

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APA

Montgomery pie. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Montgomery%20pie

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“Montgomery pie.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Montgomery%20pie. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Montgomery pie,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Montgomery%20pie.

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