“As American as apple pie.” There’s
a reason we’ve had this saying for so long; it’s because it’s true. Americans
cannot hold claim to inventing pie in general, but we can take full tribute for
the invention of sweet pies—fruit, custard, anything without meat. Back in
Ancient Greece, where almost everything in our society started, they made
spiced meat pies. These pies sometimes had figs in them for added flavor, but
there is no record of anyone making a fruit pie. These meat pies made their way
through Europe to England and then came over to America on the Mayflower. When
the colonists became revolutionaries, they also became revolutionary bakers.
Looking for a way to get food on the run, the revolutionaries made small, hand
held fruit pies (McDonalds, anyone?).[1]
