NATIONAL COCONUT CREAM PIE DAY | May 8

NATIONAL COCONUT CREAM PIE DAY National Coconut Cream Pie Day on May 8 celebrates its own slice of deliciousness made with a sweet coconut cream filling. Pie lovers know a thick layer of real whipped cream topped with toasted coconut make this pie irresistible. #CoconutCreamPieDay Coconut cream pie seems to have began its delicious journey during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. In 1895, Franklin Baker, a flour miller from Philadelphia, received a shipment of coconuts from Cuba as payment for a debt owed to him. Recognizing the shipment as an opportunity, Baker established a factory to shred and...