FANS:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
MEMORIES:
PHOTOS:
CATCH PHRASE:
It’s true, pumpkin pie is almost as American as it gets. Native Americans introduced the wonders of the pumpkin to the Pilgrim settlers in the early 1600s, and we haven’t been the same since. The pies we find today at Thanksgiving and Holiday dinner tables around the country aren’t the same as what the settlers were eating. The early Americans would clean out the meat from the pumpkin and mix it with milk, spices, syrup, then adding the filling back into the shell, baking it for hours in the hot ashes of their fireplaces to make a pudding.
Today, pumpkin pie is different fare than an old fashioned pudding. Often made with canned pumpkins and pie filling, it comes with a usually flaky dough crust and can be found on holiday tables each year. Pumpkin pie’s rich, creamy texture is a favorite for many, and holidays just aren’t complete without a slice, sometimes topped with a dollop of Cool Whip or whipped cream. It’s a tradition as American… well, as American as a pumpkin pie.
