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Key lime pie vs. pecan piePosted Feb 27th 2006 11:01AM by Nick VagnoniFiled under: Dessert, Farming, Business, Nuts/seeds, Fruit, Baking, Newspapers, Southern StatesOnly a few days ago, I posted about Georgia and Alabama squabbling over the rights to a
state fruit. Well, now it would appear that a couple of Florida politicians are bickering over which pie should represent my great
home state. State Rep. Mitch Needelman of Melbourne (southern Florida) along with Rep. Ken Sorensen of Key Largo both
feel that the key lime pie should be the state pie, according to a recent story in the Miami Herald. Rep. Dwight Stansel
of Wellborn (northern Florida) thinks that pecan pie is a better suited icon for our illustrious state. As a
lifelong Floridian, it's a tough choice and I'm fond of both of them.[Photo: Nick Vagnoni][Via Keys Treasures]When made properly, both are incredible and, conversely, when made poorly, both can be totally disgusting. Anyone who's
ever seen a neon green slice of key lime pie or a pile of corn syrup called a pecan pie knows what I mean. As far as
representing our state goes, I think that key lime pie is a better choice as it probably conjures more Floridian images
(which, I guess, is a good thing). Plenty of other Southern states have pecans. How many have key limes? Nevermind that
most of what are sold in markets as "key limes" are actually grown in Mexico these days.
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