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| Alternative names | Flies cemetery, fruit slice, fruit squares, currant squares, fly cakes, fly pie |
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| Type | Pastry |
| Place of origin | United Kingdom |
| Main ingredients | Currants orraisins |
Flies' graveyard andflies' cemetery are nicknames used in various parts of theUnited Kingdom for sweet pastries filled withcurrants orraisins, which are jokingly said to resemble deadflies.[1]
InScotland, they are known asfly cakes,fruit slices, orfruit squares.[1]
InNorthern Ireland, they are also referred to ascurrant squares. In the North East of England, the pastries arefly cakes orfly pie.[1]
In Wales, it is calledCacen Pwdin ("dessert cake").[citation needed]
In New Zealand, it is known as afruit slice or afly cemetery.[citation needed]
The mixture is similar to sweetmince pies, which are traditionally eaten atChristmas time in the United Kingdom.[citation needed]
TheGaribaldi biscuit, which contains a layer of squashed currants, is commonly known as a "fly sandwich", "squashed fly biscuit", or "dead fly biscuit" in the UK.[1]
Any sweet pastry that has been filled with currants or raisins in a thick black layer of sweet goodness runs the risk of being referred to as flies' graveyard, or flies' cemetery, because raisins look a bit like dead flies. There are regional variations on this; the squared-off slab version, known as a fruit slice in Scotland, or a currant slice in Northern Ireland, is referred to in the northeast of England as a fly pie. In fact, the biscuit Brits know as a Garibaldi (see: Dunking Biscuits) has taken this whole fly theme and run with it. Depending on where you are, Garibaldis are known colloquially as fly sandwiches, dead fly biscuits, or squashed fly biscuits.
