The Oxford English Dictionary, in 1301, describes pie as “a pie-meat.jpgbaked dish of fruit, meat, fish, or vegetables, covered with pastry (or a similar substance) and frequently also having a base and sides of pastry. Also, a baked open pastry case filled with fruit…” Many believe the term “pie” has its beginnings from “magpie”, a bird that collects a variety of different objects, as European medieval pies usually had a variety of fillings in one pie, often a combination of several types of meat and fruits. As pies evolved in Europe, and then later in North America, pies with one primary ingredient became more common.