Pie Day!

National Pie Day is January 23^rd and it got me thinking about hamburgers. Just kidding, it got me thinking about pie (National Hamburger Day isn’t until May 28^th.)  Here are some fun pie facts from the web:

• 1 in 5 Americans has eaten an enttire pie by themselves.
• Pie crusts were called “coffyns” in the Middle Ages.
• Before pie was America’s favorite dessert, fruit pies were commonly eaten as part of breakfast in the 19^th century.
• A recipe for chicken pie was found on a Sumerian tablet from some time prior to 2000 B.C.
• At one time it was illegal to serve ice cream on cherry pie in Kansas.

So, what’s your favorite pie flavor? Do you prefer sweet or savory pies? Let us know. Do you have a favorite recipe? Share it. If all of this pie-talk has gotten you in to mood to bake, the Davenport Library has a good selection of pie-specific recipe books at all three locations under the call number 641.8652. You can also visit the American Pie Council’s website at www.piecouncil.org. They have recipes and results from the National Pie Championships and information about the 2012 Great American Pie Festival being held this April in Celebration, Florida.

“When you die, if you get a choice between going to regular heaven or pie heaven, choose pie heaven. It might be a trick, but if it’s not, mmmmmmmm, boy.” – Jack Handy