pie

(in honor of george washington's birthday

and the story of george and the cherry tree.)

To foreigners, a Yankee is an American.

To Americans, a Yankee is a Northerner.

To Northerners, a Yankee is an Easterner.

To Easterners, a Yankee is a New Englander.

To a New Englander, a Yankee is a Vermonter.

And in Vermont, a Yankee is somebody who eats pie for breakfast.

-ascribed to E. B. White,

though some credit the punch line to Robert Frost.

i made this pie with canned, tart cherries,
with a scant 1/4 cup of sugar.
i'll recycle the reserved juice in a smoothie and/or add
a splash to a glass of sparkling water.

bethany, come on over and have a slice!