National Pumpkin Pie Day

Christmas Day's quiet second holiday, for the people who think pie beats everything else on the table.

National Pumpkin Pie Day on December 25 celebrates pumpkin pie, one of the most American of all desserts and a Thanksgiving and Christmas staple. Pumpkin pie in the United States dates to the colonial period, where pumpkin and squash were essential fall crops. The pie's distinctive spice profile (ci