A custard pie loaded with native Oklahoma pecans in brown sugar and Karo filling, part of the official state meal and a staple across Oklahoma City tables.

The pecan is the only major tree nut native to North America, and Oklahoma's river valleys along the Arkansas, Canadian, and Red rivers have supported wild pecan groves for thousands of years. Oklahoma typically ranks second nationally in native pecan production. Pecan pie took its modern form in the 1930s when Karo Syrup printed the recipe on its label. Oklahoma home cooks adopted the pie, adapting it with locally harvested pecans and sometimes a splash of bourbon. In 1988 the Oklahoma Legislature made pecan pie part of the official state meal alongside chicken-fried steak and black-eyed peas. In OKC the pie appears at diners and holiday tables throughout the year.

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