National Key Lime Pie Day

Florida's most famous dessert, and a lesson in why small limes beat big ones.

National Key Lime Pie Day on September 26 celebrates Florida's official state pie, made from the juice of Key limes (Citrus aurantiifolia), egg yolks, and sweetened condensed milk in a graham cracker crust. Key limes are smaller, more aromatic, and more tart than Persian limes, the large dark green