There's Always Room for Pie

There's Always Room For Pie MAKING YOUR OWN PIE CRUST - VS. – BUYING READY-MADE If turkey is the star of Thanksgiving dinner, then pie is most certainly the encore. America's love affair with this golden-crusted treat has been well-documented in pop culture; in fact, a 2012 survey by NPR examined pie preferences and determined that, indeed, there is nothing more American than apple pie. Take a look to see which other pies Americans will leave room for on turkey day. Prepackaged 9-inch pie crust |(set of two) $3.49 Cost per crust $1.75 2% Chess 5% Total time: 0 minutes Chocolate Homemade Pie Crust $3.52 20% (enough for three crusts) 8% Lemon Meringue Apple > 2 tbs. sugar: 1/2 c. shortening: $0.72 $0.04 • 1c. butter: $2 1/2-3/4 c. cold water: $0 8% Cost per crust: $1.17 Pecan Total time: 20 minutes Cost of pie filling was not considered 26% 9% Blueberry 19% Strawberry A Perishables Group Insights survey found that 26% of households bought a fresh 13% Cherry pie at a grocery store in 2012. 16% Pumpkin COUPON CABIN COM SOURCES: NPR.ORG, PERISHABLESGROUP.COM