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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread rook pie? #114557 10/25/2003 8:36 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 "The boy shouted, and shook a branch with a nest on it. Half a dozen young rooks in violent conversation, flew out to ask what the matter was. The old gentleman fired by way of reply. Down fell one bird, and off flew the others. 'Take him up, Joe,' said the old gentleman. There was a smile upon the youth's face as he advanced. Indistinct visions of rook-pie floated through his imagination. He laughed as he retired with the bird--it was a plump one." I never heard of eating rooks before. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: rook pie? #114558 10/25/2003 9:15 PM Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 6,296 Piedmont Region of Virginia, U... Wordwind Carpal Tunnel Wordwind Carpal Tunnel Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 6,296 Piedmont Region of Virginia, U... Well, the king had four and twenty blackbirds in his great big pie. I've mentioned this before here, but I'll mention it again. My granny used to bake robin pie for her boys, Chambers, Paige, Bill and Earl. Te boys would shoot the robins roosting in the dogwood and cherry trees, clean the birds, and Granny would bake the birds in a pie. This is such a strange thing for me to consider. I do not think I could eat rook, robin, and blackbird pies unless starving and dying. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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