Sing a song of sixpence!

Sing a song of sixpence,

A pocket full of rye.

Four and twenty blackbirds,

Baked in a pie.

When the pie was opened,

The birds began to sing;

Wasn't that a dainty dish,

To set before the king?

The classic nursery rhyme came to life in Little Town on the Prairie chapter 9 "Blackbirds." Although pesky blackbirds were eating all the Ingalls family's crops, the family found a way to resourcefully make the best of a bad situation. As Ma said, "There's no great loss without some small gain."

The Ingalls family agreed that the fat blackbirds made even better eating than chicken. However, most of us have to content ourselves with store-bought meat these days. It might be difficult to try blackbird pie for yourself, but here's a recipe for chicken pie like the one in the Little House Cookbook. Chicken pie should be a good approximation for blackbird pie.

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Elizabeth