Stargazy pie Stargazy pie Stargazy pie (sometimes called starrey gazey pie, stargazey pie and other variants) is a Cornish dish made of baked pilchards (or sardines), along with eggs and potatoes, covered with a pastry crust. Although there are a few variations with different fish being used, the unique feature of stargazy pie is fish heads (and sometimes tails) protruding through the crust, so that they appear to be gazing skyward. The dish is traditionally held to have originated from the village of Mousehole in Cornwall and is traditionally eaten during the festival of Tom Bawcock's Eve to celebrate his heroic catch
Chess pie pie is unknown, but many theories have been proposed. It is most likely a mispronunciation of "cheese pie;" the combination of eggs, butter, and sugar in chess pie recipes make a custardlike filling which is similar in texture to British cheesecakes and lemon curd. Alternately, it could be named after the town of Chester, England, again due to the similarity to British pies and tarts. The term may also have come from a piece of furniture used prior to home refrigeration called a "pie chest," in which pies were stored. Alternatively, it could have come from a mispronunciation of "It's