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This Thanksgiving, after you've finished off the turkey and dressing, you'll surely save some room for a slice of pecan pie for dessert.
And depending on where you're from and how you were raised, you'll either call it a "puh-kahn" pie or a "pee-can" pie.
Down in the Mobile County town of Theodore, home of the Alabama Pecan Festival, they like to say "puh-kahn."
But over in south Georgia, where pecans are almost as precious as peaches, you'll find some folks who prefer "pee-can."
And even a few who like to have it both ways.
As executive director of the Alabama Pecan Festival, Theodore pecan grower Billy Bolton doesn't really care how festival-goers pronounce it, just as long as they keep coming back for more.
"I say 'puh-kahns,' but I grew up right here saying that," Bolton says. "I have people that call and want to buy 'pee-cans,' and I tell them we have those, too.
"We don't discriminate," he adds. "We just load 'em up on whatever they want."
pee-kahn :)
ReplyDeleteYes, Sir!:) We might have a real Civil War in the South over this, as it seems the deeper South pronounces it the OTHER way, God forbid!:)
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