Pizza, Pizza, Pizza

October-National Pizza Month

You probably just finished your slice of pizza or maybe it was yesterday or last week.  The point is, you and the people of the United States LOVE their pizza.  

Even in the small town of Santa Claus, Indiana where pizzeria owner, Gerry Durnell, declared October National Pizza Month in 1984.  This was at the same time he launched his trade magazine Pizza Today.

Some fun facts about pizza in the U.S.A.:

• There are approximately 63,000 pizzerias
• 94% of Americans eat pizza at least one time per month.  This translates into:

45 slices of pizza per person every year

100 acres of pizza consumed every day

350 slices eaten per second

Grab a slice and a book...

• What's in your pizza by J. Sullivan (J641.824S)
• The pizza counting book by C. Dobson (J513.211D)
• Pizza in Pienza by S. Fillion (J641.824F)
• Cool pizza to make & bake: Easy recipes for kids to cook by L. Wagner (J641.824W)

Submitted by:  Miss Rosemarie