A slice of pecan pie

Pecan Pie is also a 2002 short movie starring Jim Carrey and written/directed by Michel Gondry. Carrey's character sings a song about "pecan pie" while driving a bed fitted with a Volkswagen engine and chassis.

Pecan pie is a sweet custard pie made primarily of pecans and corn syrup. It is popularly served at holiday meals and is also considered a specialty of Southern U.S. cuisine. Most pecan pie recipes include salt and vanilla as flavorings. Other ingredients such as chocolate and bourbon whiskey are popular additions to the recipe. Pecan pie is often served with whipped cream. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2560x1920, 1918 KB) A slice of pecan pie. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2560x1920, 1918 KB) A slice of pecan pie. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... James Eugene Jim Carrey (born January 17, 1962 in Newmarket, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian comedian and film actor. ... Michel Gondry, 2005 Michel Gondry, born May 8, 1963 (1964 according to some sources), is an Academy Award winning screenwriter, film, commercial, and music video director noted for his inventive visual style and manipulation of mise en scène. ... A double bed A bed is a piece of furniture or location primarily used or intended for sleeping upon, but also commonly used for sexual activities, relaxing, sitting, and reading. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require cleanup. ... Custard is a range of preparations based on milk and eggs, thickened with heat. ... This article is about the baked good, for other uses see Pie (disambiguation). ... Binomial name Carya illinoinensis Reference: [1] as of 2003-03-13 The Pecan is a deciduous tree native to North America of the species Carya illinoinensis. ... Corn syrup, is a syrup made from corn starch and composed mainly of glucose. ... The Southern United States has a distinct cuisine that draws heavily on influences of the various groups that have inhabited the area. ... Chocolate most commonly comes in dark, milk, and white varieties, with cocoa solids contributing to the brown coloration. ... Bourbon bottle, 19th century Bourbon is an American form of whiskey made from (pursuant to U.S. trade law) at least 51% corn, or maize, (typically about 70%) with the remainder being wheat and/or rye, and malted barley. ... Cream is a dairy product that is composed of the higher-fat layer skimmed from the top of raw milk before homogenization. ...

Texas Pecan Pie

In Texas, the second-biggest pecan producing state in the United States (after Georgia), pecan pie is a tradition that began in the 1880s and 1890s.[1] Two historical recipes follow. Official language(s) None See: Languages of Texas Capital Austin Largest city Houston Area  Ranked 2nd  - Total 268,581 sq mi (695,622 km²)  - Width 773 miles (1,244 km)  - Length 790 miles (1,270 km)  - % water 2. ...

From Harper's Bazaar and reprinted in Texas Siftings, both published February 6, 1886: It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Harpers & Queen. ... February 6 is the 37th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1886 (MDCCCLXXXVI) is a common year starting on Friday (click on link to calendar) // Events January 18 - Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England. ...

PECAN PIE

Is not only delicious, but is capable of being made “a real state pie,” as an enthusiastic admirer said. The pecans must be very carefully hulled, and the meat thoroughly freed from any bark or husk. When ready, throw the nuts into boiling milk, and let them boil while you are preparing a rich custard. Have your pie plates lined with good pastry and when the custard is ready, strain the milk from the nuts and add them to the custard. A meringue may be added, if liked, but very careful baking is necessary.

From the Dallas Morning News, January 23, 1898: The Dallas Morning News is the major daily newspaper serving the Dallas, Texas area. ... January 23 is the 23rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1898 (MDCCCXCVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ...

Texas Pecan Pie.

Tiaga, Grayson Co., Tex., Jan. 21.—(To The News.)—Knowing that The News is strictly for Texas and for Texas enterprises, and thinking that it might be of interest to many Texas kitchen queens, I herewith inclose you a copy of the recipe for making what I have decided to call in honor of the great Lone Star state, “The Texas Pecan Pie.”

Having never seen it in any paper or cook book I have read, and failing to find any one who had ever eaten it, I feel justified in claiming to be its originator and the right to christen it.

It is a most delicious pie--an instant favorite with all who have eaten it at my table. It is my desire that it may be added to the long list of delicacies Texas cooks are so greatly noted for preparing, and I want every lady to test its merits and I will be glad if they let me know of their success or failure in making it.

The Texas pecan pie—One cup sugar, one cup sweet milk, one-half cup pecan kernels chopped fine, three eggs, one tablespoonful flour. When cooked spread the well-beaten whites of two eggs on the top, brown and sprinkle a few of the chopped kernels over it. Above is for one pie.

Overview

One tradition holds that the French created pecan pie soon after settling in New Orleans, after being introduced to the nut by Native Americans. It is sometimes referred to as "New Orleans pecan pie," adding an aura of French cuisine to a home-cooked comfort food. Attempts to trace the origin have, however, not found any recipes earlier than 1925, and well-known cookbooks such as Fannie Farmer and The Joy of Cooking did not include it before 1940. (In any case, the process for refining corn sugar was not developed until the 1880s. Thus, the corn syrup which is considered an essential part of the modern recipe was not available to the settlers of New Orleans). New Orleans is the largest city in the state of Louisiana, United States of America. ... Fannie Merritt Farmer (23 March 1857 - 15 January 1915) was an American culinary expert whose book, The Boston Cooking-School Cookbook, became a widely used culinary text. ... The Joy of Cooking is one of the worlds most-published cookbooks, having been in print continuously since 1936. ...

There is no doubt that the makers of Karo syrup popularized the dish, and many recipes—even one ascribed to a well-known New Orleans restaurant—specify Karo syrup by name as an ingredient. This suggests a prosaic 20th-century origin in Karo promotion, and in fact the maker's website currently credits the dish as a 1930s "discovery" of a "new use for corn syrup" by a corporate sales executive's wife. The company asserts that "Down South, today, that same recipe continues to be called Karo Pie" but in fact this name for the dish seems to be rare. In cooking, a syrup (from Arabic شراب sharab, beverage, via Latin siropus) is a thick, viscous liquid, containing a large amount of dissolved sugars, but showing little tendency to deposit crystals. ...

Although the standard recipes call for corn syrup, cookbook author Mark Bittman comments "There are two kinds of pecan pie, one of which contains not only sugar but corn syrup. I don't like this version—not only is it too sweet, if you taste corn syrup by itself you'll never cook with it again." The version he favors uses white and brown sugar, no corn syrup, and "thickens the sugar with eggs—in other words, it's a custard pie, loaded with pecans." Mark Bittman is a well-known U.S. cookbook author and food writer. ...

Jim Turner of Glencoe, Alabama developed the recipe for making pecan pies with sorghum syrup. These pies are considered by some individuals to be of a higher quality than the ones made with corn syrup. A jar of sweet sorghum Image:Madhura syrup. ...

Quotations

Pecan pie is often mentioned in American literature (and television) as associated with Thanksgiving, Christmas and other special occasions; for example:

Tonight was the monthly meeting and potluck dinner of the Lost River Community Association... Frances had brought two covered dishes, one a green-bean casserole, the other a macaroni and cheese, and several desserts. Mildred, who had prepared fried chicken and a pork roast, heard the phone ringing, but ignored it... After another trip to the car for two cakes and three pecan pies, the phone was still ringing.

—Fannie Flagg, 2004

The only kitchen item I usually bring to Italy is plastic wrap... This time, however, I have brought one bag of Georgia pecans and a can of cane syrup, pecan pie being a necessary ingredient of Christmas.

—Frances Mayes, 1997

Dooley handed them a basket stuffed with fruit, nuts, candy, a tinned ham, and a pecan pie. "Merry Christmas!" he said.

—Jan Karon, 1996

Harry Burns: Repeat after me. Pepper.

Sally Albright: Pepper.

Harry Burns: Pepper.

Sally Albright: Pepper.

Harry Burns: Waiter, there is too much pepper on my paprikash.

Sally Albright: Waiter, there is too much pepper on my paprikash.

Harry Burns: But I would be proud to partake of your pecan pie.

—Billy Crystal & Meg Ryan in When Harry Met Sally

Trip Tucker: It may not be good for the body... But it sure is good for the soul.. Star Trek: Enterprise

References

• Pecans Claim of origination by French in early New Orleans
• Food timeline: Pie and pastry No recipes earlier than 1925, not in Fannie Farmer or Joy before 1940, Karo origin suggested
• Karo syrup—Life's sweetest little secret Company website acknowledging/claiming 1930s origination of the recipe
• Pecan Pie Recipe from well-known New Orleans restaurant both asserts the French settler tradition and calls for Karo syrup by name
• Pecans—the true blue-blooded Americans "some suggest the wife of a Karo Corn Syrup executive may have developed the pie..."
• teenhollywood.com interview with Jim Carrey Describes the "pecan pie" song in the "pecan pie" movie

• Mark Bittman, How to Cook Everything 1998, Macmillan; ISBN 0-02-861010-5: Recipe without corn syrup
• Fannie Flagg, A Redbird Christmas: A Novel. 2004; Random House; ISBN 1-4000-6304-3
• Jan Karon, A Light in the Window (The Mitford Years). 1996; Penguin; ISBN 0-14-025454-4
• Frances Mayes, Under the Tuscan Sun. 1997; Broadway; ISBN 0-7679-0038-3