Christianna Hurt, age 10 of Longwood, Florida, wins Best of Show for her Pineapple Cream Pie in the first ever American Pie Council/Crisco Kids' Division at the National Pie Championships. The event took place at the Great American Pie Festival in Celebration, Florida, April 22-23. HO/THE J.M. SMUCKER COMPANY/PRN/Newscom. Find it on Newscom.com: prnphotos045427
Americans love pie. They sit on our dining room tables every Thanksgiving and Christmas, and grace our picnic tables on the 4th of July. We love stuffing our faces with them so much, that we even propose pie eating contests at any state or county fair. And we always get a good laugh out of them when they get thrown in someone’s face. So is it any surprise to the rest of you that there is a Great American Pie Festival?
It wasn’t a surprise to me, nor was it a surprise that Crisco sponsors the event which happens this Saturday and Sunday, April 28th and 29th. The festival is held by the American Pie Council (and that’s where I got surprised). Yes there is an American Pie Council, also known as the APC, who’s “committed to preserving America’s Pie heritage and promoting American’s love affair with pies.” Does our love affair with pies really need to be promoted? I crave pie on a regular basis, I’m not really sure I need encouragement to purchase or bake a pie. In fact, discouragement might be better for me. But if you are interested in all things pie, you can become a member of the APC, and help in preserving America’s favorite dessert.
We have decided here at Newscom to do our part in supporting pies in honor of the Great American Pie Festival. So check out these images (and the more we have back at Newscom) of delicious pies!
Homemade apple pie. ulrich niehoff Image Broker/Newscom. Find it on Newscom.com: ibphotos019454
Key Lime Pie, Casual Dining, Gulf Shores, Alabama. Franklin Viola / DanitaDelimont.com "Danita Delimont Photography"/Newscom. Find it on Newscom.com: ddpphotos229643
First place ribbon on homemade pie. Jennifer Boggs/Blend Images/Blend Images LLC/Newscom. Find it on Newscom.com: biphotos080042
Variety of slices of pie on plates. John Block/Blend Images/Blend Images LLC/Newscom. Find it on Newscom.com: biphotos094687
Food - hands holding fresh pie. Lottie Davies Cultura/Newscom. Find it on Newscom.com: cuphotos018935
Pies. Keith Levit / Design Pics/Newscom. Find it on Newscom.com: depmicrostock020126
Piece of rhubarb pie. Tom Schneider Image Broker/Newscom. Find it on Newscom.com: ibphotos047812
An apple pie and a cup of coffee, terrace of Alpengasthof Kreut-Alm Restaurant, Grossweil, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe. Martin Siepmann Image Broker/Newscom. Find it on Newscom.com: ibpremium416542
Pie parties put an interesting twist on bridal showers. Marcia Mermelstein has a business she calls Pie in the Sky where she leads the group through how to make a couple of types of pies. They bake while the bride is opening her gifts and each guest gets to take a pie home with them. Pies included clockwise are: maple-nut, blackberry swirl, sweet potato, buttermilk and Snickerdoodle pie. Handout/MCT/Newscom. Find it on Newscom.com: mctentertainingphotos001472
Close up of slice of pumpkin pie. Jamie Grill Tetra Images/Newscom. Find it on Newscom.com: tiphotos027567
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