Welcome to our series featuring Food Holidays: September 26th, 2022. Today is National Key Lime Pie Day! I don’t know about you but Charlie and I plan on sitting this Holiday out. We don’t like Limes and Key Lime Pie doesn’t sound too good to us. Do you like Key Lime Pie?
National Key Lime Pie Day
The Sweetened Condensed Milk used in this recipe was developed in 1856. This is why the recipe uses Canned Milk and not fresh. Also, the traditional Key Lime Pie would not be cooked. The acid from the Lime Juice would set and thicken the Egg Yolks.
The original Key Lime Pie was made with a simple Pastry Crust but the Graham Cracker version has gained in popularity. As for toppings, recipes dating back to 1949 include a version with no topping, Whipped Cream, and Meringue.
Here are today’s five thing to know about Key Lime Pie:
Key Lime Pie is named for the small Key Limes that are naturalized throughout the Florida Keys.
Unlike regular Lime Juice, Key Lime Juice is a pale yellow color which combined with the Egg Yokes results in the yellow Pie filling.
Many claim that Key Lime Pie was invented by Botanist Jack Simons.
On July 1st, 2006 both the Florida House of Representatives and the Florida Senate passed legislation selecting the “Key Lime Pie” as the official pie of the State of Florida.
It is highly likely that the first Key Lime Pie was created by “Aunt Sally,” the cook of a ship salvager and Key West’s first millionaire. Many of the men onboard “Aunt Sally’s ships which would have had access to the basic and non-perishable ingredients required for the early recipe: Canned Milk, Limes and Eggs. ,
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
