When beginning their preparations for the coming Autumn holidays, and considering desserts, most Americans think immediately of pumpkin pie. Allow me to suggest a second, perhaps more truly American alternative for your autumn celebrations: pecan pie. Why "more truly American"? Well, OK it is true that the pumpkin is a "new world" fruit as well, but it is not originally from what is now the United States, and the pecan most certainly is. Even its scientific name, Carya Illinoensis, refers to its origin as the "Illinois Hickory." |
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