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See Also: Apples and Apple Brown Betty
APPLE PIE
Folk saying: 'Apple pie without cheese is like a kiss without a squeeze.'
In countless surveys, Apple Pie has been chosen the favorite dessert in the United States. Apple pie has also been a favorite in England for hundreds of years.
In rural homes in the 19th century, apple and other fruit pie was often a common item served for breakfast, considered a good hearty beginning for a hard day's work.
The state of Vermont adopted apple pie as the official state pie in 1999
There are about 2500 known varieties grown in the US. 56% of the 1999 crop was eaten as fresh fruit and 42% was processed.
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