Happy Cherry Pie Day.
I’m not a huge pie fan, but I like cherry pie. I wondered why February 20 was chosen for this holiday, and I think it is because Washington’s birthday is February 22. He has that whole chopping down the cherry tree story attached to him. And he probably liked cherry pie.
I don’t make pie anymore (I’ve made plenty in the past), but I do have two jars of cherry pie filling to use. I wrote about the jars of lemon filling that were awesome on their own. Perhaps I should test out the cherry pie filling today.
Cherry pie is the fifth most popular pie in America. Are you surprised by that? I was. The most popular is apple pie which makes sense. The next three are pumpkin, pecan, and banana cream. I can’t remember the last time I had a banana cream pie (although I would eat one if it were available.) I don’t eat pecan pie, but my mom set one out for Thanksgiving, so I saw other people eat it. It’s an interesting list.
Check out this list if you want more fun cherry-pie facts. It’s as American as apple pie.