Dictionary says it is pronounce "pi-kahn." That is the way we have always pronounced it. I was grown before I heard someone from Pennsaylvania say, "pee-can." It took me a while to figure out what he was saying and, to be honest, I had to ask him to spell it before I understood.
Red up means clean up in PA Dutch talk. Grandson always makes fun of the way I say wash. Apparently, I put an r in it. My grandmother said outen the lights. The only phrase I say which neighbors in northeast PA where I briefly lived laughed at is...'Come here once'. I still say it.
I don't know that I've ever had pecan pie. I know a lot of people make a big deal about it, but I find them kind of disturbing looking for some reason.
I pronounce it Pea-KAHN but would also politely decline a slice. My general rule is no nuts of any kind, ever. Plus given that the rest of the pie is usually just thick, excessively-sweet, goo, the pictured pie doesn't hold any attraction for me at all.
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