Instead of making limeade with the limes that life brings you, try making a Key lime pie.
This spunky tart has gained herself a global reputation, which began in – where else? – the Florida Keys, from whence the little limes that give the pie its name originate. The Florida Keys are the official state pie of Florida.
However, you should also give credit to Florida sponge fishermen for the creation of the mixture of key lime juice
sweetened condensed milk, and egg yolks, which could be "cooked" (by a chemical reaction that causes the components to thicken) while at sea.
Make a Key lime pie instead of limeade if you happen to be blessed with limes in life.
The little limes that give this tart its name originated in the Florida Keys, which is also the official state pie of Florida. Since then, the tart has become famous all over the globe.
The first Key lime pie was supposedly cooked in the late 1800s by Aunt Sally, who was the chef for William Curry, the first self-made millionaire in Florida. Curry was a ship salvager.