Only a few days ago, I posted about Georgia and Alabama squabbling over the rights to a state fruit. Well, now it would appear that a couple of Florida politicians are bickering over which pie should represent my great home state. State Rep. Mitch Needelman of Melbourne (southern Florida) along with Rep. Ken Sorensen of Key Largo both feel that the key lime pie should be the state pie, according to a recent story in the Miami Herald. Rep. Dwight Stansel of Wellborn (northern Florida) thinks that pecan pie is a better suited icon for our illustrious state.
As a lifelong Floridian, it's a tough choice and I'm fond of both of them.
[Photo: Nick Vagnoni]
[Via Keys Treasures]When made properly, both are incredible and, conversely, when made poorly, both can be totally disgusting. Anyone who's ever seen a neon green slice of key lime pie or a pile of corn syrup called a pecan pie knows what I mean. As far as representing our state goes, I think that key lime pie is a better choice as it probably conjures more Floridian images (which, I guess, is a good thing). Plenty of other Southern states have pecans. How many have key limes? Nevermind that most of what are sold in markets as "key limes" are actually grown in Mexico these days.
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2-27-2006 @ 11:43AM
cybele said...
The Florida Keys hardly hold claim to the Key Lime, as it's native to Southeast Asia (as are most citrus).
However, the Key Lime Pie is inextricably tied with Florida in my mind and I support that as the "State Pie" as you said, because I connect pecans with many southern states.
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2-27-2006 @ 11:58AM
Kelley Ritchey said...
I would agree with cybele as I think of Florida when I think of key lime pie, which is quite often. Pecan pie is quite good, but easily found throughout the South.
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2-27-2006 @ 12:59PM
Kathie said...
Well, when I think of pecan pie I think of states like Georgia. The only state that comes to mind when you say Key Lime Pie is Florida. So I would say make it easy and stick with what naturally comes to mind already. Key Lime Pie = Florida.
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2-27-2006 @ 4:27PM
Robin said...
It's gotta be Key Lime, hands down. Pecan pie is associated with the old south, which Florida's not really a part of as much as some revisionist Republican Floridians may want it to be.
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2-27-2006 @ 4:31PM
Robin said...
I just realized that Stansel's a Democrat. But he lists hunting as his recreational interest, so I'm going to count him with the Demopublicans.
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2-28-2006 @ 9:23AM
alice radley said...
I live in this humid toilet called Florida. Key lime pie help make it partially bearable.
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3-25-2006 @ 1:11AM
John said...
Want to turn your words into action? You can sign the Key Lime Pie petition to support it as Florida's state pie.
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