sugar pie
Britishnoun
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Rolling Stone magazine said Dozier culled the refrain “sugar pie, honey bunch” from his grandfather, who called the ladies that his hairdresser wife beautified “sugar pie” or “honey bunch.”
From Los Angeles Times
Takeout: Carillon Kitchen offers Christmas dinner to go featuring smoked pepper crusted prime rib, sugar pie pumpkin bisque, festive bean salad and more.
From Seattle Times
Roasted sugar pie pumpkin is cooked with warm spices and your favorite pumpkin beer and then is puréed into a creamy, warm concoction.
From Salon
Pecan pies are actually an example of a sugar pie because the filling is made with a supreme amount of corn syrup, plus butter, eggs, and white or brown sugar.
From Salon
During a time when pecans and other nuts were hard to come by, she made a sugar pie, combining eggs, sugar, flour or cornmeal, butter, and spices or citrus to cut the sweetness.
From Washington Post
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