where did shoo fly pie get its name
Shoofly pie The name comes from a particular brand of molasses, Shoofly Molasses.[3] This brand was named after a popular circus animal that toured in Pennsylvania in the 19th century, Shoofly the Boxing Mule.[3] The mule, in turn, may have been named after a song that became popular half a century before: "Shoo Fly, Don't Bother Me".[3]