Key Lime Pie
Key Lime Pie is an American dessert made from lime juice , egg yolk and sweetened condensed milk on a cake base. The meringue crust is made from egg white . The cake is named after the real lime (Citrus × aurantiifolia), which is called Key Lime in English because it grows in the Florida Keys . Although the plant is more thorny and the fruit has a shorter shelf life due to the thin skin than the common lime , it is used because of its tart and aromatic taste.
Mixing the milk and the sour lime juice leads to the thickening of the cake mass. This process is known as acidification and actually makes additional baking unnecessary. Although many early recipes for the cake did not include baking, nowadays it is mostly baked briefly to minimize the risk of salmonella poisoning . In addition, the cake is given a firmer consistency than through acidification alone.
history
The origin of the cake is in the Florida area in the late 19th century. Even if the exact origin is unclear, Key Lime Pie is first mentioned by William Curry, a Schiffsberger and Florida's first millionaire. His cook, called “Aunt Sally”, baked it for curry. This in turn could have adopted the recipe from the local sponge divers . The sponge divers took the ingredients they needed on board at least on their multi-day trips. The fact that they did not have access to an oven there and the cake does not have to be baked according to the original recipe also supports this assumption.
A written recipe appeared for the first time in the 1930s. The use of condensed milk is due to the low availability of fresh milk due to the lack of cooling options at that time.
legislation
- In 1965, MP Bernie Papy, Jr. tabled a bill that fined US $ 100 for key lime pie sales without real lime (C. aurantiifolia). The bill was rejected.
- In 2006 the cake became the "Official Cake of the State of Florida" through the resolutions of the Florida House of Representatives (SB 676) and the Florida Senate (HB 453).
Individual evidence
- ^ "Conch Cooking" LP Artman, Jr., August 1975 Florida Keys Printing & Publishing, p. 74
- ↑ Tart and creamy, key lime pies delight the Florida Keys . Glasgow Daily News. November 6, 2008. Archived from the original on April 27, 2012. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved June 3, 2012.
- ^ A Chronological History of Key West A Tropical Island City, 3rd Edition, Stephen Nichols
- ↑ SB 676 - Official State Pie / Key Lime
