Turns out the official state pie of Florida may not be from Florida at all.
Don’t panic, Southerners, but we have some news about Key lime pie.
Parks, though, found a nearly-identical recipe that dates back to 1931.
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There canny pie makers modified the recipe, swapping lemons for Key West’s sweet-tart limes.
However, according to theMiami Heraldthat story has never been verified.
Sloan wasn’t willing to accept Parks' Key lime pie origin story.
If you have a story, do your part to keep Key lime pie as a Southern treat.
Gothamist.Key lime pie, the state pie of Florida, may have originated in NYC.
Miami Herald.Is Key lime pie really a Keys invention?
