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The great Thanksgiving pie debate between apple and pumpkin reveals that while apple pie dominates year-round sales with 29% of purchases, pumpkin pie claims the holiday throne with 29% of Americans choosing it as their favorite Thanksgiving dessert.
Some key facts:
• Instacart’s 2024 data shows apple pies captured 29% of year-round pie purchases compared to pumpkin’s 23%.
• YouGov’s Thanksgiving-specific poll found pumpkin pie won with 29% of the vote while apple pie received only 20%.
• Apple pie is more popular in the Northeast, while pumpkin pie dominates in the Midwest and South.
• Approximately 57% of American households planned to serve pumpkin pie for Thanksgiving, while 43% planned to serve apple pie.
• More than half of all Americans plan to finish their Thanksgiving dinner with a slice of pie.
• Pumpkin pie appears seasonally from late October through December, creating anticipation through its limited availability.
• U.S. soldiers in World War II told journalists they were fighting “for mom and apple pie,” cementing apple pie’s status as an American symbol.
• Native Americans grew pumpkins for thousands of years and taught European settlers how to use them, giving pumpkin pie deep historical roots in American harvest traditions.
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