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Originally Posted by Cateca
Yes. I am part of a French Canadian family that celebrated Christmas with toutiere pies. The modern version is much like a meat pie with some potatos. However, tourtiere comes from word tourte, a small bird, now exatinguished, that was hunted so as ro have the "meat" for the tourtiere pies.
From a Former Maniac. Bonne et Heureuse Annee!
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As I lived in Central Maine for 35 years and know many Franco-Americans, I have eaten many a toutiere pie, and have made quite a few with recipes given to me.
I haven't made a toutiere pie for several years now, but my mouth is watering just remembering how good they are.