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How do I Find Pie Birds in Atlanta?

The pie bird is an innovation dating back to the 18th century. According to festivalusa.com, the pie bird is a hollow figure designed to allow steam to escape from the interior of a pie or other large baked good, preserving the integrity of the top layer of the dish during baking. Piebird.net says that the pie bird is traditionally made out of a ceramic compound due to the ability of many ceramics to survive an oven's heat. Pie birds are a collectible item, and according to piebirds.co.uk, have been collected by Princess Diana, former U.S. President and First Lady Ronald and Nancy Reagan, and Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. Pie birds are more common in the United Kingdom than the United States, and Atlanta-based collectors would be well advised to shop online for their pie bird.

Things You'll Need

Internet connection
Piebird.net website
Credit card

Instructions

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  Navigate to the piebird.net homepage. Piebird.net is an online vendor with a wide variety of pie birds available in assorted traditional shapes.
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  Click the "Store" tab on the navigation bar at the top of the site. This opens the store page that contains a listing of various pie birds in several different styles.
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  Shop for the pie bird that best suits your needs and personal taste. There are pie birds in the shape of animals and undersea creatures as well as the more traditional bird shapes.
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  Click on the "Add to Cart" button under the pie bird that you wish to purchase. This will open a Paypal page where you can view your shopping cart, return to piebird.net to continue shopping, or begin checkout procedures.
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  Click the "Proceed to Checkout" button on the shopping cart page once you are ready to make a purchase. This will open a Paypal based checkout site. You do not need to have a Paypal account to proceed and can pay for the purchase with a credit card.

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