samedi 19 avril 2014

Desserts Of Our States - Officially Recognized Treats!

By Marquerite Velasquez


Where it is common knowledge that every state comes with particular motto, flag or animal as official "signatures," you would not probably know that there are some states with official desserts. Yes, if you read on you will know of these sweet treats special to individuals living in such states.

It might be surprising but truth is Florida has a State Pie being the Key lime Pie. You will find this particular tart that is a meringue-topped dessert to be made out of key limes which for a fact is abundant in the famous Florida Keys. Even when records show that it officially became state pie only in 2006, Floridians have been known to be making this particular pie since the late 1800s.

There are other states with official pies as well. Maine for instance has the blueberry pie as theirs because of the fact that their state fruit is blueberry. This particular state's official treat is known as the Whoopie Pie. With a record of 1,000 pounds in weight, the biggest Whoopie Pie was created in Maine. In Massachusetts on the other hand, the Boston Cream Pie which is actually layers of sponge cake separated by vanilla custard, topped with chocolate glaze, is their official state pie. Also, Massachusetts pride of a state cookie in the form of the chocolate chip cookie.

Still, other states find it enjoyable to have sweet treats. For Minnesota it is the blueberry muffin that is their official state muffin. And for New Mexico it is that unique cinnamon and anise flavored treat known as bizcochito that is their official state cookie. Even when Utah has no official dessert the state snack food for them is Jell-O. Highly famous after the St. Louis World Fair in the year 1904, the ice cream cone eventually became the official state dessert of Missouri.

If you think that because California has no official food or dessert the citizens of the Golden State no longer love delicious treats - you are so wrong. Los Angeles is home the famed Culver City ice cream shop, YoKuMon with all its ice cream treats and other sweets. Aside from delectable ice cream, sundaes, shave ice and shakes, YoKuMon also takes pride in its famous $2 gourmet ice cream sandwich.

Don't attempt to look for these ice cream sandwiches in your grocer's freezer because these are way beyond the typical frozen sandwich. What YoKuMon does in order to come up with this treat is to sandwich a huge scoop of ice cream between two cookies which are freshly baked. The staff bakes about eight different varieties of cookies throughout the day so that customers can mix and match cookie and ice cream flavors.




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