- Do you love pie? Well find me a Pharaoh that doesn’t!
Pies are no spring chickens! They’ve been being devoured for thousands of years. It’s suspected that the first pies were created in Egypt and were filled with honey, fruits and nuts… much like the pecan, coconut and chocolate pies that we know and love today. Greek merchants embraced the pie movement and helped it cross the ocean to Europe where it was a huge hit with the Romans, the Spaniards, the British and ultimately found it’s way to my plate here in Jackson, TN!
- 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 means 223,380,000 people who are munching down 6 pieces of pie each.. that’s like… um.. well…. a lot of pie! Pie has become so much of an American tradition that the phrase “As American as Apple Pie” has become a common expression. Citing a 2008 survey by Crisco, America’s pie preferences 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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