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Apple (Pie) of Our Eye

By cassiem • June 22, 2012 • 1 Comment

I wish I could pretend there was only one week of the year in which I celebrated pie. Truth be told, I'm in a near constant state of pie jubilation. Whether it's a summer cherry or a cinnamon-heavy Holiday pumpkin, I love all kinds of pie, at all times of the year. I've even been known to bake a spontaneous pie as an excuse to get friends to come over. Based on the level of enthusiasm these invitations receive, I'm going to assume that The Love of Pie is something most of us are celebrating all year long. However, that does nothing to dampen my enthuisiasm for NPR's upcoming Pie Week, which they've slated for July 2-6.

To celebrate, they're asking listeners to submit pie photos, stories, recipes, and to gear up for an in-house pie contest (!!), but they're already getting our tummy's grumbling with a slew of fun, sometimes surprising, pie facts. For example, did you know that the first pies were called "coffins"? Or that the most popular flavors of purchased pie are apple, pumpkin, cherry, blueberry, and Dutch apple? Um, how about one of each?

Five Facts About Pie That Might Surprise You from NPR's The Salt

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Tags: Pie, NPR, What We're Reading, Pie Week, Any Excuse To Eat Pie

cassiem

Cassie loves to cook, eat, and then write about it. She can't resist anything with sweet potatoes, but if she had to pick one food for the rest of her life it might be avocado. (She changes her mind a lot.) She also believes that anything will taste better on a tortilla, and that tacos are the premier food of summertime. You can catch her reading Calvin & Hobbes on the stoop of her apartment, or on the roof in her garden. Say hello!