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DroolingIguana t1_j1zh0fu wrote

I always thought "key lime pie" was a recipe for lime pie popularised in the Florida keys.

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Kungfumantis t1_j2016vh wrote

Key Limes were a common cash crop for early Florida Keys settlers to supplement the Pineapple and Mango(when there was enough soil) crops. They're not native to the Keys though, the name was just marketing.

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Vergenbuurg t1_j1zs6h2 wrote

Aye, this was my [potentially incorrect] understanding, as well.

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LunarPayload t1_j22x7t4 wrote

Made with the type of limes commonly grown in the Florida Keys; and doesn't need baking because who wants a hot kitchen in the hot weather?

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