Puzzle of the Day

Kolonie-Deutsch is a dialect of German spoken by a few hundred people in the Amana Colonies of Iowa, a group of villages that began as a religious commune.

The Amana villagers also speak English, giving their dialect some unique mashups of English and German words. What produce item do they call Piestengel, combining the English word "pie" with the German word for "stem"?

Check back tomorrow for the answer, a shoutout to all the solvers, and a new puzzle!

Previous puzzle:

I can't resist the pull of one more Planets question. In The Planets, Jupiter is the Bringer of Jollity (not, as you might suppose, of ⚡Lightning Bolts and 👀 Serial Infidelity).

There's an English word that means "cheerful, jolly, good-humored" and that derives from yet another name for Jupiter/Zeus. What is that word?

Hint: I suggest you beg Jupiter's assistance; by him, I think you'll get it!

Answer:

The answer is jovial, from Jupiter's other name, Jove. According to astrology, people born under the influence of Jupiter were believed to be cheerful.

Three cheers to solvers Jessica, Aiden, Anna J., Maddy, Peter V., Valerie, Leo S., Josh M., Hazel, Peter M., Dr. Yetman, Mr. Gregg, and Jason!