Welcome to our series sharing Food Holidays: August 24th, 2022. Today is National Peach Pie Day. If I had knew about this earlier I would have picked up Fresh Peaches and had Charlie make a Peach Pie in his Homeschool Cooking Class for his dad and his grandfather. Before you ask what about me. I will sit this holiday out just as Charlie does because we don’t care for Peach Pie. Although, I do like Peach Jelly. Do you?
History of National Peach Pie Day
No, one actually knows how or when National Peach Pie Day celebrations began. Since the Peach Fruit harvest usually takes place between June and August, August 24th was picked probably to bid farewell to the harvest Season and feast on Peach Pies.
Some people observe National Peach Pie Day as an extended celebration of National Eat A Peach Day.
Pies are easy to make. A pie is a baked dish prepared by a Pastry Dough casing such that the fillings get covered. The fillings in a Pie can either be sweet or spicy, and some Pies may even contain meat. Pies can be served in a variety of sizes, that range from bite-size for a quick snack to the ones that can be shared with the entire family. A pie made with fresh Peaches is not just delicious to eat but also quite healthy.
Peach Pies tastes even better when served with a helping of Vanilla Ice Cream or Whipped Cream. Peaches are also rich in nutritional content, a Peach Pie is the perfect way to get your vitamins while also enjoying a well-loved dessert. On this holiday, instead of just Peach Pies, you can also taste Pies made of unique fillings including Mangoes, Avocados, or Strawberries. You can expand your palate and try Pies from different regions to appreciate how truly versatile Pies are. As the Peach season comes to an end, we can think of no better way of celebrating than National Peach Pie Day.
National Peach Pie Day Activities
- Celebrate National Peach Pie Day by treating yourself to a whole Peach Pie.
- You could also bake a Peach Pie for National Peach Pie Day. If you don’t have a recipe you can look up recipes online.
- Once you are done baking and eating the Peach Pies, treat yourself to freshly cut Peach slices. Or have a glass of Peach Iced Teas,
5 Facts About Peaches
- Peaches used to be known as Persian Apples.
- There are almost 700 different varieties of Peaches.
- August is celebrated as National Peach Month.
- The Country grows 1.9 billion pounds of Peaches every year.
- Georgia is also known as “Peach State.”
Why People Love National Peach Pie Day
- Peach Pies make for a delicious dessert. Who wouldn’t want to celebrate a holiday that encourages us to make and eat Peach Pies!
- June to August is Peach harvest Season. National Peach Pie Day also celebrates the bountiful harvest of the Season.
- Along with Peach Pies, you can also taste different sweet and spicy Pies on National Peach Pie Day.
Five facts about Peaches:
- Can you believe Peaches were once known as Persian Apples.
- The phrase “You’re a real Peach” originated from the tradition of giving a Peach to the friend you liked.
- Peaches were mentioned as early as 79 A.D. in literature.
- Most Peaches are cultivated by grafting different combinations of root stocks to scions; not raised from seed.
- There are over 700 varieties of Peaches. Did you know some Chinese varieties of Peaches are even flat like hockey pucks.
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
