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Brian Kicks Off the Holidays Cheering on the Hoosiers! How to Turn Your Backyard Into a Touchdown Zone What Happens if You Fail to Report Under the CTA?
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Paws of Hope
Greek Chicken and Rice
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Did the Pilgrims Eat Pumpkin Pie?
When it comes to Thanksgiving feasts, I always have my eyes on the prize — pumpkin pie! It happens to be my absolute favorite dessert during the holidays. In my younger days, I could
before putting it in a crust. Another early recipe filled a hollowed-out pumpkin with spiced milk and sliced apples before baking it directly in a fire. By the late 1700s, Amelia Simmons, in her groundbreaking cookbook “American Cookery,” included a recipe more like
devour an entire pumpkin pie by myself (and I might not be the only one — it turns out that one in five Americans has done the same!). Pumpkin pie has a rich history beyond being a tasty treat. Did you know pumpkins were cultivated as far back as 5,500 B.C. in Central America? When the first European explorers arrived in the New World, pumpkins were one of the
the pumpkin pies we enjoy today. Her version was a custard-based pie, baked in a flaky crust — a classic that’s become a staple at Thanksgiving tables across the country. It is no surprise that 50 million pumpkin pies are baked each year!
What is your pie of choice during the autumn season?
earliest foods they brought back. And here we are, hundreds of years later, still celebrating the humble pumpkin, though maybe in a fancier form these days. When the Pilgrims arrived in America, they were familiar with pumpkins. It is no wonder they likely served a pumpkin dish on the first Thanksgiving in 1621, which they shared with the Wampanoag people. Early versions of pumpkin pie were quite different from the sweet, custardy ones we know today. For example, a 1653 French recipe called for boiling pumpkin in milk and then straining it
And if you are wondering about the biggest pumpkin pie ever baked, that record goes to a pie that was 5 feet around, used 80 pounds of pumpkin, and took six hours to bake! Now, I don’t think I could eat that one all by myself. At our office, we polled the team, and it is official: pumpkin pie reigns supreme! Curious to know the runner-up Thanksgiving pies? Take a peek at our “pie chart” to see what other desserts people are excited about this holiday season!
A SLICE OF HISTORY
HOW PUMPKIN PIE BECAME A THANKSGIVING TRADITION
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