Posted on 12/01/2023 11:30:23 AM PST by Red Badger
NATIONAL PIE DAY
Each year on December 1st, dessert lovers across the United States enjoy a slice of their favorite on National Pie Day. Pie is so delicious we celebrate it twice a year. The more popular date isJanuary 23rd.
#NationalPieDay
While it might be the lesser of the two celebrated PIE days (don't forget National Pi Day on March 14th), it happens to fall smack dab in the middle of a major pie-making season.
Take away ice cream as a dessert choice, and most people choose either cake people or pie people. Or, to put it another way, most people have cake or pie with their ice cream! The day combines our bumper fruit crops with a booming holiday season full of baked goods, cool weather, and rosy-cheeked children. It's definitely time to tie on those apron strings and get baking.
Of course, we make more than fruit pies! Savory pot pies provide comfort on a cold winter's day and the satisfaction a family cook needs when caring for a family.
HOW TO OBSERVE NATIONAL PIE DAY
Bake up your favorite pie or enjoy some leftover slices from the holidays. Visit the National Day Calendar® Recipe pages to discover some delicious pie-making. We also offer some others, too. When it comes to pie, or any food really, it is best enjoyed with others. Invite someone over for your best pie and coffee. Maybe there's a friend you haven't seen for a while. Pie starts conversations, and they're a great way to #CelebrateEveryDay too!
Pecan Pie
Blueberry Pie
Pumpkin Pie
Use #NationalPieDay to post on social media.
NATIONAL PIE DAY HISTORY
National Day Calendar ® continues researching the origins of the 2nd Pie Day.
Pie FAQ
Q. Can I serve pie all year long?
A. Yes! Pie is one of those dishes that can be served any time of year.
Q. Do I have to slice a pie in wedges, or can I treat it like a pizza and slice it in squares?
A. Slicing a pie into wedges allows you to serve every element of the pie in equal portions. And it's not a pizza.
Q. How many pie days are in December?
A. We celebrate two pie days in December: National Pie Day and National Pumpkin Pie Day.
Q. Should a pie be served hot or cold?
A. Most pies are best served warm. However, some exceptions remain.
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December 1st Celebrated History
1913
The Ford Motor Company introduces the first moving assembly line as the company begins manufacturing the Model T.
1955
Rosa Parks' refused to yield her bus seat to a white passenger. Parks was arrested and civil rights leaders held a bus boycott in Montgomery, Alabama that lasted 381 days.
1982
Starring Eddie Murphy and Judge Reinhold, the comedy Beverly Hills Cop directed by Martin Brest premieres in Los Angeles.
1997
A rare alignment of eight planets in our solar system took place beginning on December 1st until December 8th. The planets Pluto, Mercury, Mars, Venus, Neptune, Uranus, Jupiter, and Saturn lined up for viewing. While most of the planets can be seen with the naked eye, to see them all, a telescope was necessary.
December 1st Celebrated Birthdays
Black Elk - 1863
A member of the Oglala Lakota Sioux tribe, Black Elk witnessed the Battle of the Little Big Horn. He was a respected medicine man and was wounded during the Wounded Knee Massacre on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota.
Rex Stout - 1886
The mystery writer created two memorable characters - detective Nero Wolfe and assistant Archie Goodwin. The mysteries have been turned into television series several times, too.
Woody Allen - 1935
The award-winning director, writer, and comedian is known for his high-class, self-deprecating, honest humor. Some of his films include Annie Hall, Midnight in Paris, Hannah and Her Sisters, and Irrational Man.
Jerry Lawson - 1940
In the 1970s, the engineer worked for Fairchild Industries, Inc. He was a pioneer developing gaming cartridges and in 1976 the company introduced the product Lawson played a key role in developing - Fairchild Channel F. The cartridges led to versatile gaming console technology with broader concepts.
Makes me think about the Squat Cobbler on Better Call Saul.
I try to do "lost pie" recipes, ones you will never see on a menu in even the fanciest pie shop. There are a lot of them out there.
Did you see the movie ‘The Help’?...................
I go through old cook books trying to find things I have never heard of before and springing them on my loving (and occasionally slightly confused) family.
LOL! Nope, and if you watch it you will never look at 'Pecan pie' the same way again!............... 🤦♀️🤢😜.................
I am still traumatize from Ratatouille.
Check rummage sales and thrift stores for old church and school homemade cookbooks that are written by the members usually sold as a fund raiser..................
It’s good, since the person who got punked deserved every bit of it...............
Yes indeed! I like to use Mutsu (Crispin) apples, I mix in dried cranberries or dried cherries, and I add about a tablespoon of instant tapioca to soak up the juice that comes out of the apples as they cook, so it keeps it from getting soggy.
Before I put the top crust on, I put six thin pats of butter on top of the apples.
And I brush the top crust with a beaten egg before baking it.
I made my mom show me how to make them before she passed on, because when she gave you a recipe,she always left some things out...when I make them, I always think of her...:)
Some of the best stuff is found in the Church Lady cook books. Especially the rural ones from the 1930s. The less you needed “store bought” ingredients the better. Which is why potatoes were used so often. Flour had to be bought, potatoes you could grow in your garden.
Crumb Topped Cinnamon Roll Apple Pie
Ingredients 1 can cinnamon rolls tap here 5 Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored, and thinly sliced 1 cup + 2 tablespoons flour, divided 1¼ cup brown sugar, divided 1½ teaspoon cinnamon, divided 1 stick unsalted butter, melted
Icing: ½ cup powdered sugar¼ teaspoon vanilla ¼ teaspoon cinnamon 2-3 teaspoons milk
Instructions Preheat oven to 350 deg---spray pie dish. Toss the apple slices with the 2 tbsp of flour, ¼ cup of sugar, and cinnamon until evenly coated. Slice cinnamon rolls into ½ to ¼-inch rounds, and roll out it with flour until thin. Layer the bottom of the pie dish with the flattened cinnamon rolls to create a crust. Make sure there are no spaces between the rolls.
Pour the apples into the crust. It will mound up and almost seem to be overflowing. In a medium bowl, combine the butter, 1 cup of flour, 1 cup of brown sugar and ½ tsp cinnamon until crumbly. Sprinkle the crumb mixture over the apples. Cover lightly with foil and bake for 40 minutes. (My oven tends to brown things easily) Remove the foil and bake for another 10 minutes uncovered. Allow the pie to cool and make the icing. In a small bowl, whisk together the powdered sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, and milk. Transfer the icing to a pastry bag or a plastic bag with the corner cut off, and drizzle with icing. Slice, then serve with vanilla ice cream and caramel sauce!
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Pie in post #15 is an “Impossible Pie”....the easiest pie ever,
it makes its own crust and two delicious layers while baking.
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