Comments on: Social Snobbery delicately lampooned: “The underdone bottom of the uppercrust.” by Erwin A. Thompson http://www.riehlife.com/2008/07/02/social-snobbery-delicately-lampooned-the-underdone-bottom-of-the-uppercrust-by-erwin-a-thompson/ Creating connections through the arts and across cultures Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:30:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Penny http://www.riehlife.com/2008/07/02/social-snobbery-delicately-lampooned-the-underdone-bottom-of-the-uppercrust-by-erwin-a-thompson/comment-page-1/#comment-3191 Penny Sat, 05 Jul 2008 20:27:24 +0000 http://www.riehlife.com/2008/07/02/social-snobbery-delicately-lampooned-the-underdone-bottom-of-the-uppercrust-by-erwin-a-thompson/#comment-3191 Maybe only in the second half of the 20th C did pies usually have two crusts. It's a lot of work & double the good white lard to make one crust, let alone two and have it turn out pretty. Fruit on bottom plus one crust on top is often called a cobbler rather than a pie. Here's a fun link with the history of such ---http://whatscookingamerica.net/History/CobblerHistory.htm One more consideration --- there is a humorous saying coined by the late folksinger and Wobbly, Utah Phillips. "The upper crust is a handful of crumbs held together in a wad of dough." Janet, thank you for bringing your own & your dad's words to the public. Both are wonderful. You two rock ! Maybe only in the second half of the 20th C did pies usually have two crusts. It's a lot of work & double the good white lard to make one crust, let alone two and have it turn out pretty. Fruit on bottom plus one crust on top is often called a cobbler rather than a pie. Here's a fun link with the history of such ---http://whatscookingamerica.net/History/CobblerHistory.htm

One more consideration --- there is a humorous saying coined by the late folksinger and Wobbly, Utah Phillips. "The upper crust is a handful of crumbs held together in a wad of dough."

Janet, thank you for bringing your own & your dad's words to the public. Both are wonderful. You two rock !

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