Plott Hound
and the State Fish
Red Drum.
Posted on 05/04/2006 5:21:14 AM PDT by devane617
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - After a fierce debate, House lawmakers have decided that key lime pie will be the state's official pie.
The bakers' battle had come down to two contenders, sweet potato pie and key lime pie.
As the bill moved through the Legislature this year, Florida pie lovers also took up the debate.
In March, 30 people in Broward County signed a petition to defend the dessert, and bloggers logged in to join the key lime ranks. Some wanted to add pecan pie to the mix, but legislators said that tasted too much like Georgia.
The Senate has already voted for the dessert, so now the bill goes to Governor Jeb Bush for signing. There's no official word on whether he's a key lime fan.
"the only pie is Pecan Pie. ;-)"
Definitely better than key lime pie.
i WONDER WHAT THE OFFICIAL PIE OF mASSACHUSETTS IS?..........(dAMN cAPS lOCK).....
Boston Cream Pie...of course.
p.s. The company "Nellie and Joes" does not use key limes in their juice, so keep that in mind if you make key lime pie...even tho. they advertise it is key lime juice
Just kidding...I know the Panhandle and much of the Gulf Coast are still nice places, not all infested with liberal Yankees...
....and California?......
That's redundant.......that's redundant..........
Nero. Fiddle. Rome. Smoke.
I prefer strawberry-rhubarb pie!
Pennsylvania Dutch goodness!
I see the legislators in the south have been quite busy doing the business their states and our nation clearly need.
South Carolina legislated boiled peanuts as the state snack, and now Florida with key lime pie (and btw, there is nothing Yankee about key lime pie, the key lime is not indigenous to above the mason dixon line).
Where is N. Carolina? State food = pulled porked with a no tomato vinegar based sauce with cole slaw on the sandwich?
LOL....I will take either thank you yummmm ;)
Good to know our lawmakers fight over the important issues......
True, true...
;)
None..so far as I can see.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._state_foods
Never had even one bite of pecan pie in my life, and I'm not about to. I just can't agree with your statement. Any pie that could kill me is no pie at all. (I'm allergic to pecans)
LOL!
Here in Ohio, legislators took the very vital step of declaring "Hang On Sloopy" as our official state rock song.
During debate over this crucial public policy issue, one legislator stood and sang the whole song...off-key IIRC, but at least he got the lyrics right.
How fortunate we are, to have lawmakers who bear such gravity on their shoulders...whose carefully weighed decisions move the nation forward...
:o)
I think Key Lim pie is a great choice. Edwards Pies makes one of the best store-bought pie I have ever had. Rivals Key West. Yum!
...In other news: Hurricane season is just around the corner...
But at least there'll be pie.
California? Why they don't have a state pie. I think their state dessert must be the fruitcake. Ya' know, lots of fruits and nuts. ;-)
By far my favorite, as well.
That's a change; the Nellie and Joe bottle used to say "Key Lime Juice."
I was going to say what a waste of legislative resources, but then so long as they're not raising taxes or spending it's a good thing.
Yes! it does! But it doesnt contain "Key Limes"!
I even wrote them and asked and they replied "It's a secret ingredient". It's regular limes, if limes at all! But I still use it although it is not "key" limes.
Mud pie, the official pie of the Bay area.
Toooo funny.
Thank's for the laugh....I needed that ;)
Department of Redundancy Department, no less...
You are correct, Key Limes are smaller and have a different flavor. I hesitate to say that they are more tart because that might be confused with bitter, let's just say they taste better than regular limes. I LOVE Key Lime Pie!
Well here's a key lime pie...for only $59.
http://www.stevesauthentic.com/key_lime_pie_shipping.html
Plott Hound
and the State Fish
Red Drum.
BBQ fight brewing on Post #11.
It is superior to Realime. Perhaps some kind of hybrid lime.
It's sometimes possible to get key limes in the grocery. Ridiculous prices, but at least then you could get genuine fresh key lime juice.
Does anyone have a state cat? (Maine Coon?)
Did they also legislate that the state fish must always be displayed by a topless woman?
Yep theyre hard to find. I was pretty disappointed with the misleading (lying) advertising by Nellie and Joes bottles. They know what they're doing and no one calls them on it.
Yep, Maine, Maryland & Massachusettes.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._state_mammals
I'm a Southerner, but I love strawberry-rhubarb and apricot pies!
@#$@!! If I believed in karma, I'd say you probably killed puppies in a previous life. My mom's pecan pie is absolutely awesome. She'd always have one made when I came home to Tennessee on leave.
Actually, the best Key Lime Pie I ever had was at this little restaurant in Biloxi, Miss. It was right off the main drag (the restaurant) and moderately pricey.
Then MA must be truly blessed - Ted Kennedy has his own gravity well.
Ok...I'm looking for the drawbacks to this...
If you get the juice out of a bottle it ain't key lime juice. Most stores sell key limes now. They're from Mexico, but they still taste good.
Found this on Amazon.com -
While "real" Key limes are no longer grown commercially—a 1920s freeze wiped out the groves in the Florida Keys—the Key limes grown in Mexico have the same "biological fingerprint" as those original Florida limes.
Wonder if that is really true? BTW, the Nellie & Joe's bottles now say "Key West Lime Juice".
Thinking....maybe it's true for commercial growers...
Try making it with walnuts.
Topless is optional.
Roger that! Another tip: if your slice of pie is a brilliant flourescent green, it ain't key lime.
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