The internet is full of fabulous facts about everything from current events to the history basket weaving to pumpkin pie fun facts. Because of this, as we research for our daily content on food trucks, food carts and street food, we stumble upon some items of knowledge that we just did not know.

We have decided when these fun facts pop up, that we would share them with our readers in our section titled “Did You Know?”

For today’s Did You Know we will look at Pumpkin Pie fun facts

The Facts: The first recorded recipe for “modern” pumpkin pie was published in 1796 in American Cookery by Amelia Simmons. It was called ‘Pompkin Pudding.’ The cookbook was the first one devoted to foods native to the Americas.

  • In 1929, Libby’s canned pumpkin was introduced to America. Libby’s is not actually pumpkin but another kind of squash called a Dickinson that also has orange flesh.
  • Pumpkin pie is a traditional North American sweet dessert, eaten during the fall and early winter, especially for Thanksgiving and Christmas.
  • The pumpkin is a symbol of harvest time and featured also at Halloween.
  • Pumpkin pie consists of a pumpkin-based custard, ranging in color from orange to brown, baked in a single pie shell, rarely with a top crust. The pie is generally flavored with nutmeg, cinnamon, cloves and ginger.
  • Pumpkin pie is often made from canned pumpkin or packaged pumpkin pie filling (spices included); this is a seasonal product available in bakeries and grocery stores, although it is possible to find year-round.
  • Pumpkin pie was not served at the first Thanksgiving, though pumpkins were used in other recipes at the time.
  • The world’s largest pumpkin pie weighed over 350 pounds. It was made with 80 pounds of pumpkin, 36 pounds of sugar, and 144 eggs.

Key Dates

  • October 12th and December 25th are both listed as National Pumpkin Pie Day.

Pumpkin Pie Fun Facts We Missed

Feel free to let us know of any pumpkin pie fun facts we missed in the comment section or our food truck forum. We always love to add to these lists. If we can verify the facts we will give the reader credit in the article.

Reference: Wikipedia: Fun Facts about Pumpkin Pie.

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