Just desserts | E-Neighborhood Advisor

In 1856, at Boston’s Parker House Hotel, French chef Monsieur Augustine Francois Anezin created the Boston cream pie. In 1996, Massachusetts declared the Boston cream pie as their official dessert. The traditional Boston cream pie is a yellow cake filled with custard or cream and topped with chocolate glaze. Although it is called a Boston cream pie, it is in fact a cake, and not a pie. The dessert acquired its name when cakes and pies were cooked in the same pans, and the words were used interchangeably. While not every state has an official state dessert, they all have treats they are known for. Some make sense, like saltwater taffy in New Jersey, cheesecake in New York and Mississippi mud pie in, well, Mississippi. Some are more of a headscratcher. Utah does have an official state dessert and it is jell-o. That probably doesn’t boost their tourist trade. Missouri’s official state dessert is the ice cream cone, but gooey butter cake is the confection that shows up on the “best of” lists. This fabulous treat starts with a layer of thick, buttery yellow cake baked with a gooey filling of cream cheese, powdered sugar, and eggs. Nebraska’s notable dessert, the popcorn ball, has the most fantastic origin story. Nebraska is the country’s leading popcorn producer, growing about one-quarter of our national supply. Per Slate magazine, popcorn balls were invented during a day of wonky Nebraska weather: First heavy rains sent syrup flowing from sorghum grass into the cornfields, then extreme heat caused the corn to pop, and finally a tornado swept the sugar-coated popcorn into clusters. Take a look at these lists and see what sweet treat your home state is known for, and use them to plan a trip to your next delicious destination. United Sweets Of America Map Best Desserts In The Country Your Flooring Consultant, Matt Capell Email: sales@capellinteriors.com Phone (208) 288-0151 Fax (208) 917-6160 P.S. Here's a joke for you! Why did the pie go to a dentist?  Because he needed a filling!