McDonald's Fried Apple Pie Returns for the 250th Anniversary of the U.S.
· Telemundo McAllen (KTLM)
McDonald's is preparing to bring back its fried apple pies to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the United States. The company announced on Tuesday that the fried apple pies will be available for the first time in over three decades at most restaurants across the U.S. starting June 23. McDonald's is among several fast-food chains offering special products for the semi-quincentennial. Burger King recently introduced its Firecracker Cookie Pay, featuring a sugar cookie base with star-shaped red, white, and blue sprinkles. Sonic is offering a red, white, and blue float for $2.50, while Hardee's has a Star-Spangled Biscuit topped with red and blue sprinkles. Here’s a look at McDonald's fried apple pies by the numbers: — 1968: McDonald's introduced the fried apple pie along with the Big Mac. Litton Cochran, a McDonald's franchise owner in Tennessee, created the rectangular pie, which was served in a cardboard sleeve. This was a pivotal year marked by the assassinations of Martin Luther King Jr. in Memphis and Robert F. Kennedy in Los Angeles, protests against the Vietnam War, and the signing of a federal law prohibiting housing discrimination. — 1992: McDonald's replaced the fried apple pie with a baked version in most of the U.S. in response to growing consumer awareness about fat and cholesterol consumption. The Department of Agriculture published its food guide pyramid for the first time. The fried apple pie continued to appear on McDonald's menus in some other countries, including Mexico, Australia, and China. — 230: The number of calories in McDonald's baked apple pie. That’s 10 calories more than the fried version, according to the company's website. A cup of cooked lentils, a single Almond Snickers bar, and a large Starbucks coffee Frappuccino contain the same amount of calories, according to publicly available nutritional information. — 130: The number of members in the Facebook group “Bring Back the Original McDonald’s Fried Apple Pay.” — 170 million: The number of apples grown in the U.S. that McDonald's claims to serve each year in its stores nationwide. — 35: The height, in feet (10 meters), of a giant fried apple pie that McDonald's is installing on Route 66 in Joliet, Illinois, near McDonald's headquarters in Chicago. This is approximately the height of a three-story house and some species of palm trees. The giant pie will remain there until July 4, the company stated. This story was translated from English by an AP editor with the help of a generative artificial intelligence tool. A Telemundo Digital editor reviewed the translation.
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