History of Pumpkin Pies

         Today, I baked four pumpkin pies for a Thanksgiving dinner we are having. After, as the pies baked, I wondered how the pumpkin pie had come about. I assumed the pie has always been around, just like rocks and dirt. But after doing some research, I found out the pie as we know it today has only been around for some 400 years.

         All the way back in 1651, a Frenchman published a cookbook called Le Vrai Cuisinier Francois. In this book, the cook tells how to bake the pie. The recipe is very vague, like the recipes of that time period. All he calls for is pumpkin, some milk, spices, and whatever else opinions want to add. The pie recipe must have been brought over to America, for in 1796, a cookbook was published in America called American cookery, by an American orphan. This cookbook explains the pumpkin pie as we know it today, with delicious spices and a creamy filling.      

  

        Pumpkin pie can be amazing to eat, unless it is made without dedication and contains the wrong ingredients. The best way to eat these pies, personally, is with whipped cream and a tall glass of milk. I hope all of the pies eaten this holiday season are good and filling.