At a belated pi-day (3.14) party today, we wondered why it called cheesecake when it is made like a (custard) pie.
Any thoughts?
BTW, the strawberry-rhubarb pie and the pecan pie a la mode were great. 🙂
Emmett
In the past the word cake had a broader meaning than it does today. And while you are right to say that a cheesecake is more like a pie than a cake, it is actually a tart.
So what did Marie Antoinette mean when she said, "Let them eat cake"?
So what did Marie Antoinette mean when she said, “Let them eat cake�
http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/227600.html questions whether she said that and whether its uncaring connotation was really her attitude.
Emmett
I never took the quote as indicating lack of caring or cynicism, but rather a total incomprehension of the plight of the common people. Those inclined to be less charitable might simply say it was stupid: if indeed there was a widespread food, grain, and flour shortage, the brioche would surely be as scarce as simple bread. If it is an accurate quote, it might be the equivalent of, upon hearing people were having their homes reposessed (ouch), to say "let them buy mansions, then."