NATIONAL APPLE PIE DAY
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NATIONAL APPLE PIE DAY
National Apple Pie Day is America’s favorite dessert and is observed annually on May 13. This food holiday is not only delicious, it's one of the oldest traditional foods everyone serves at every holiday!
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The first apple pie recipe printed was in England in 1381. The list of ingredients included good apples, good spices, figs, raisins, pears, saffron, and coffyn (a type of pastry crust).
While the apple pie existed well before the Pilgrims landed on the eastern shores of what is now The United States, Americans wax poetic about how American apple pie is. The phrase "as American as apple pie" has been around for more than 100 years.
During the turn of the 20th century when whole toasted cereals were becoming the 'health food' fad, pie gained a bad reputation. Apple pie saved the day of sorts, being more nutritious than other pies according to some.
Teddy Roosevelt was impressed to have a taste of home when he was served an American apple pie while traveling in Africa.
Soldiers during World War II were often quoted they were fighting "for Mom and apple pie." In 1970, advertisers used the patriotic connection with a commercial jingle "Baseball, hot dogs, apple pie, and Chevrolet."
5 NATIONAL APPLE PIE DAY CELEBRATION IDEAS
Share your favorite apple pie recipes.
Bake some apple pies and gift them to your neighbors.
Give a shout-out to your favorite apple pie baker.
Bake your own apple pie to enjoy with your family.
Use #NationalApplePieDay to post on social media.
NATIONAL APPLE PIE DAY HISTORY
Within our research, we were unable to find the creator of National Apple Pie Day. However, it is interesting to note, it is the second pie holiday in May.