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Was Key lime pie actually invented in New York City? Which ingredient was created to suppress sexual urges? What is the real original Key lime pie crust? Why is Key lime pie yellow?

Discover the fascinating origins, evolution, history, and mysteries of the Official Dessert of The Florida Keys in this fun-to-read book by the world's leading Key lime pie authority!

The intriguing history is accompanied by old-school recipes, including:

• Oldest Known Recipe
• Hooker Key Lime Pie
• Aunt Sally’s Key Lime Pie
• The Cookie Lady’s Secret Recipe
• Pepe’s Key Lime Pie
• Anne Otto’s Key Lime Pie
• The Pie King’s Key Lime Pie
• Benny’s Key Lime Pie
• The Blackwell Recipe
• Fern Butters’ Key Lime

Author David Sloan is a former chef who started researching the origins of Key lime pie in 1996 and presented a leading theory on the identity of Key lime pie’s mysterious “Aunt Sally.” He co-founded the Key Lime Festival with Marky Pierson in 2012, created world-record Key lime pies in Key West, Boston, and Tallahassee, served pie to the governor of Florida, and launched dozens of Key lime pies from the Key West Lighthouse. In 2022, Sloan was an instrumental part of a team that successfully lobbied to make Key lime pie the Official Dessert of Key West and the Florida Keys.

Sloan has appeared as a Key lime pie expert with Good Morning America, CBS Sunday Morning, The Profit, Southern Living, Garden & Gun Magazine, The Telegraph, and NPR. Sloan competed in the Food Network’s Food Challenge and was a judge and contestant at the National Pie Championships.

Sloan is the author of the popular Key West Key Lime Pie Cookbook. He coined the phrase “Love & Limes,” and still loves to eat Key lime pie.

All of Sloan's books deliver a true taste of Key West.