She is, or was ( believe she is deceased) a woman. Astrid is a Scandinavian handle and means Star- analogous to Stella, Estelle, Etoile, etc. Queen Astrid (l905-35) was the short-lived Queen of...
That it holds in the pie! All that delicious gooey pie would be nothing without its crusty, crumbly friend! To eat plain pie filing is downright heresy!