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The history of the good old apple pie goes back a very long way. It could have originated from either England or Holland/Netherlands. There is a English recipe that dates back to 1381. Although, without of a shadow of a doubt, apples cooked in pies predates this by many 100's of years.
Apple pie appears to have originated (or at least it's mentioned) in Europe as far back as 1381. It appears in a cookbook put together in 1390, and owned by master chefs of King Richard II, which was then presented to the Queen by Edward Lord Stafford; though the pies then were much different as the crust was not made to eat (basically inedible), and they did not use sugar as it was extremely costly.
Apple pie appears in America in the 18th century, and has been changed and made into the apple pie that we are all familiar to this day with the availability of sugar and butter due to becoming more affordable.
http://www.globalgourmet.com/food/foodday/fd0197/fd012097.html Go here for a decent anwer. n 1878, Mark Twain made up a menu of American foods he missed in Europe for "A Tramp Abroad" which concludes "Apple pie ... Peach pie. American mince pie. Pumpkin pie. Squash pie. All sorts of American pastry.
The idiom is actually fairly recent. It seems to have appeared during World War II, as American GI's would frequently give the stock answer that they were fighting "for Mom and Apple Pie"--it was a catch-phrase of the time. The phrase was picked up by writers who turned it into "as American as Mom and Apple Pie". After a while, Mom got left out.
The irony is that apple pie is not American at all--it's German! When the Pilgrims landed in the 17th century, there were no edible apples in America, only crabapples. The English colonists made lots of pies, but not a lot of apple pies. It was the Pennsylvania Dutch, who came over in the 18th century (and who were, of course, German, and not Dutch) who perfected apple pies and made them a famous part of American cuisine.
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Is American Pie really an Apple Pie?
"American Pie" is the title of a movie.
As American as what pie fits in this blank?
As American as apple pie.
Is an apple pie an Australian recipe?
no, apple pie is extremely American
What is a dessert that begins with an a?
Apple pie american pie and apple tart a a abica a a a a a a peach pie is good!!!
What kind of pie does Jim destroy in th movie American pie?
apple pie
What must a reader know in order to understand the phase as American as apple pie?
That apple pie is a symbol for american life.
The phrase as American as apple pie is an example of?
simileThe phrase "as American as apple pie" is an example of both a simile and an expression.
What is so American about apple pie?
Nothing--Apple Pie was developed in Germany.In fact, when the Pilgrims landed, there were no edible apples in America--only crabapples. Pumpkin pie is American!
What is a very American dessert?
apple pie
What is the best kind of pie?
according to American surveys, 6 out of 10 chose apple pie
What is the favorite American food?
Apple Pie bacon and eggs
Are chips French?
No, potato chips are as American as apple pie.
