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No possums are harmed in the making of possum pie — a layered dessert with cream cheese, chocolate pudding, and whipped cream. ... The real claim to fame for the state, though, comes at dessert ...
The first mention of Possum Pie in the Arkansas Gazette dates to a 1983 restaurant review. The recipe itself doesn't begin to appear in food sections until the late 2000s. An earlier recipe for a layered nut-crumb crust pudding and cream cheese pie with whipped topping was submitted to the Arkansas Dairy Recipe Contest, a student content open to fourth-12th grader
The sugar glider (Petaurus breviceps) is a small, omnivorous, arboreal, and nocturnal gliding possum.The common name refers to its predilection for sugary foods such as sap and nectar and its ability to glide through the air, much like a flying squirrel. [8]
Considered a type of possum, most species are arboreal, and they inhabit a wide range of forest habitats from alpine woodland to eucalypt forest and tropical jungle. Many species have been introduced to various non-native habitats by humans for thousands of years.
The possum grooms itself with the third and fourth toes which are fused together. [8] It has a thick and woolly pelage that varies in colour depending on the subspecies. Colour patterns tend to be silver-grey, brown, black, red, or cream. The ventral areas are typically lighter and the tail is usually brown or black.
The common ringtail possum weighs between 550 and 1,100 g (19 and 39 oz) and is approximately 30–35 cm (12–14 in) cm long when grown (excluding the tail, which is roughly the same length again). It has grey or black fur with white patches behind the eyes and usually a cream-coloured belly.
The legend behind the name Possum Kingdom did originate from Texas trappers who worked the Brazos River basin. Today, the blue waters of the lake is home to boaters and cliff divers alike.
Physically, they appear very similar to the pygmy possums, except for their greater size.Even so, they are relatively small animals, with the largest being cat-sized, and they weigh between 200 grams and 2 kilograms.