   January 16, 2011 By GLYNIS VALENTI Times Leader Staff Writer
National Pie Day is next week, Jan. 23, and on a larger scale,
the Food Channel, market researchers and Nation's Restaurant
News magazine have declared pies a top food trend, with 2011 as
the Year of the Pie.  But the pie has been part of nearly every
culture after the New Stone Age. Since grinding tools were
created out of stones, humans have been wrapping things in
mixtures of flour and water. There is evidence that in 9500 BC
in Egypt that, as the first villages were being formed, so were
the first "pies" of honey in various ground grains.  Article
Photos  Jay Mehlman, owner of Mehlman’s Cafeteria, adds another
coconut ceme pie to the day’s selection.  Ancient Greeks are
credited with creating actual pastry dough and using it for
wrapping meats. The Romans took it from the Greeks, and the
concept spread throughout Europe. Every culture put its own spin
on the pie based on available grains and fillings. Pies were
found to be handy for seafare