Florida Keys attempted a key lime pie record for the city’s 200th birthday
BIG PINE KEY, Flor. (NBC, KYMA/KECY) - The Florida Keys celebrated its 200th birthday with a giant key lime pie on Monday.
The Florida Keys celebrated its bicentennial Monday at Big Pine Community Park, located beside the Gulf of Mexico in the Lower Keys.
The pie was more than 13 feet in diameter. The creamy desert was prepared by chefs and featured 125 pounds of graham crackers, almost 100 gallons of sweetened condensed milk, and more that 16 gallons of key lime juice.
After its diameter was measured and confirmed, officials served the pie to attendees and intend to have it recognized as the world's largest.
Key lime pie, originating in late 1800s Key West, is a large part of the continental United States' southernmost island chain's heritage. In 2006, key lime pie was designated Florida's official pie by the state legislature.
