The first-known pie recipe dates back to Roman times and is for a rye-crusted goat cheese and honey pie.  Since then, the ancient practice of pie making has resulted in sweet and savory pies of all kinds with every sort of filling imaginable.  Fruits, vegetables, meats, cheeses, nuts, fish, custards, and chocolate are all ingredients that have been baked into pies.

The "animated pie," which was often served at banquets in the Middle Ages, was made so that birds and other small animals would come out of it when the crust was opened.  The well-known nursery rhyme Sing a Song of Sixpence refers specifically to this kind of pie.

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