# Pies, and Cakes, and Cream Puffs, Oh My!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pies-and-cakes-and-cream-puffs-oh-my/22958>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [June 20, 2000, 7:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pies-and-cakes-and-cream-puffs-oh-my/22958 "2000-06-20T07:59:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![JavaMaven1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/cab0a1/32.png) [@JavaMaven1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JavaMaven1)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2000, 8:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pies-and-cakes-and-cream-puffs-oh-my/22958/21 "2000-06-21T08:02:06Z")

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> BTW: at the risk of hijacking, what exactly is the difference between a crisp and a cobbler?
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Not much of a difference, except for one: the top crust. On a crisp, the topping is usually a crumbly, crisp one–some recipes might remind you of granola. On a cobbler, the top is usually either a pie dough or sweet biscuit/shortcake topping. Just had one recently where the top was almost cake-like–not thrilled about it, I prefer the shortcake texture.

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