Flies' graveyard and flies' cemetery are nicknames used in various parts of the United Kingdom for sweet pastries filled with currantsorraisins, which are jokingly said to resemble dead flies. In Scotland, they are known as fly cakes, fruit sliceorfruit squares and in Northern Irelandascurrant squares. In the North East of England, the pastries are fly cakesorfly pie.[1] In Wales it is called Cacen Pwdin ("dessert cake"); and in New Zealand they are known as fruit sliceorfly cemetery.
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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 | Currantsorraisins |
The mixture is similar to sweet mince pies, which are traditionally eaten at Christmas time in the United Kingdom.
The Garibaldi biscuit, which contains a layer of squashed currants is commonly known as a "squashed fly" or "dead fly" biscuit in the UK.
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