Love Pie? 3 Things You Need To Know!
- love you some pie? “Me too!” says Ramses the III!
Pies are old school…and have been enjoyed for more than a thousand 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. Visiting Greeks took the recipe back to Europe and from Greece, to Rome, to Britain to my plate right here in the good ole USA!
- Pie, Pie and more Pie!
Give or take a bite, every adult US citizen will consume 6 slices of pie in 2009. The current population is estimated to be 306 million, 73% of which 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. As reported in a recent study by Crisco, Americas favorite pies are as follows. Apple, pumpkin, pecan,, banana cream and cherry in that order. 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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