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Apple pie is a longstanding symbol of America, but the dessert didn't actually come from America, and neither did the apples. ... According to Melissa Blevins for Today I Found Out, the early colonists of Jamestown brought European apple tree cuttings and seeds with them.
- Where did the apple pie originate?
- Where did the phrase as American as apple pie come from?
- Where were modern apple pies invented?
- Have you ever thought who would be the father of the glorious machines?
Where did the apple pie originate?
The History of Apple Pie
Rather than the good old US-of-A, apple pie as we know it first originated in England, where it developed from culinary influences from France, the Netherlands, and even the Ottoman Empire. In fact, apple trees weren't even native to North America until the Europeans arrived.
Where did the phrase as American as apple pie come from?
The phrase was first used in the early 1800s but didn't become widely known until World War II, when it became common for soldiers to say “for mom and apple pie” when speaking to journalists about why they had enlisted. From then on, the phrase “as American as apple pie” has been used for anything deemed patriotic.
Where were modern apple pies invented?
Those came from as far away as Sri Lanka and Indonesia. According to Food52, apple pie first originated in England, where it arose out of culinary influences from France, the Netherlands, and the Ottoman Empire as early as 1390—centuries before the Pilgrims set foot on Plymouth Rock.
Have you ever thought who would be the father of the glorious machines?
Have you ever thought who could be the father of the glorious machines that make most of the casino revenues these days? ... Charles Fey from San Francisco came up with the first ever slot machine in the year 1887.
