- Love pie? King Tut Agrees!
Pies are no spring chickens! They’ve been being devoured for thousands of years. It’s thought that the origins of the pie are based in Egypt and were originally filled with honey, nuts and fruit - pretty well in keeping with the pecan, coconut, apple, chocolate and cherry pies that we have come to love today. Travelers from Greece, brought the recipe home to Europe and from there it spread to Rome, then on to Britain, then to North America and somehow found it’s way onto my plate!
- How Much Pie is Too Much PIe!
On average, every adult American will eat 6 slices of pie this year.According to Wikipedia, the most recent survey has the current population at 306 Million of which 73% are adults. That’s 223,380,000 people who are all going to eat 6 pieces of pie… that’s 1 Billion, 340 Million, 280 Thousand pieces of pie…the USA loves pie! Pie has penetrated American culture so deeply, that the term “As American as Apple Pie” is common place. As reported in a recent study by Crisco, Americas favorite pies are as follows. Starting with the most popular, Apple, pumpkin, pecan, banana cream and cherry. 18% of men say their wife cooks the best pie while only 2% of women are willing to admit their husband’s pie is superior!
- The Upper Crust
Pie is one of the few foods that can lay claim to its own official organization! You don’t hear much about the vegemite committee of America, but sure enough The American Pie Council is alive and well. “Designed to raise awareness, enjoyment and consumption of pies”, the APC organizes several annual events including the National Pie Championships and National Pie Day (which by the way is January 23rd – mark your calendars!) Membership has 3 levels – Amateur, Professional and Commercial and entitles you to a tart shell full of benefits not least of which is the official newsletter – Pie Times (of course it is…)
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