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Peach Pie

Delaware State Dessert

Peach pie; photo by Su Yin Khoo on Flickr (noncommercial use permitted with attribution / share alike).

Official State Desert of Delaware

Delaware designated peach pie as the official state dessert in 2009 (peach blossom is the state flower of Delaware). All Food Symbols

From Delaware.gov: "Peach farming is an important part of Delaware's agricultural heritage, as the peach was introduced to Delaware in Colonial times and expanded as an industry in the nineteenth century. Delaware was the country's leading producer of peaches for part of the nineteenth century, at its peak, shipping 6 million baskets to market in 1875. The fifth and sixth grade students of St. John's Lutheran School in Dover, with the support of the entire student body, suggested that peach pie be adopted as this State's official dessert because of the historical and agricultural significance of Delaware's peach farming industry."

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