(A) When I was a kid, we used to make what we called "pie a la mud." (B) It wasn't a complicated process, but nonetheless, it took patience and a keen sense of backyard etiquette. (C) Mud, of course, was the main ingredient. (D) We carefully squashed the mud into mom's pie pan and let it dry in the hot afternoon sun. (E) Once the texture was acceptable, we carefully removed the marvelous cuisine and covered it with garlic and salt and grade A gravel. (F) What an afternoon snack!