I have never understood the attraction to a slice of apple pie topped
with a slice of cheddar.

Where and HOW did that food custom start? I have lived in the
north and now the south but never see anyone serving apple pie this
way.

Mr. Bill wrote:
> I have never understood the attraction to a slice of apple pie topped
> with a slice of cheddar.
>
> Where and HOW did that food custom start? I have lived in the
> north and now the south but never see anyone serving apple pie this
> way.

Apples and cheese are such a natural combination, IMO. They just go so
well together. I've eaten it on rare occasion at home but not out as I
never see it sold or served that way but in homes.

Goomba wrote:
> Mr. Bill wrote:
>> I have never understood the attraction to a slice of apple pie topped
>> with a slice of cheddar.
>> Where and HOW did that food custom start? I have lived in the
>> north and now the south but never see anyone serving apple pie this
>> way.
>
> Apples and cheese are such a natural combination, IMO. They just go so
> well together. I've eaten it on rare occasion at home but not out as I
> never see it sold or served that way but in homes.

Mr. Bill, just WHERE have you lived that you have never seen this? A
slice of apple pie with a chunk of sharp cheddar was de rigueur when I
was growing up. It's delicious! Such a complimentary contrast of
flavors... yum!

Pennyaline wrote:

> Goomba wrote:
>> Mr. Bill wrote:
>>> I have never understood the attraction to a slice of apple pie topped
>>> with a slice of cheddar. Where and HOW did that food custom start?
>>> I have lived in the north and now the south but never see anyone serving
>>> apple pie this way.
>>
>> Apples and cheese are such a natural combination, IMO. They just go so
>> well together. I've eaten it on rare occasion at home but not out as I
>> never see it sold or served that way but in homes.
>
> Mr. Bill, just WHERE have you lived that you have never seen this? A slice
> of apple pie with a chunk of sharp cheddar was de rigueur when I was
> growing up. It's delicious! Such a complimentary contrast of flavors...
> yum!


You're talking to a guy who always has exactly the same menu for every
holiday. He's not much for branching out. If Billy's mother never paired
apple pie and cheddar, the combination is strange and frightening to him.


Bob

On Wed, 11 Feb 2009 12:42:17 -0700, Pennyaline
> wrote:

>Mr. Bill, just WHERE have you lived that you have never seen this?

As I said...I have lived in the north....i.e. Michigan, Indiana, Ohio,
Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and south, Florida, Georgia, Alabama and
Tennessee.

I find it an interesting idea...but never have seen it served in a
private home or in a restaurant. Every time I have seen apple pie
served, it is with vanilla ice cream.

On Wed, 11 Feb 2009 12:42:17 -0700, Pennyaline
> wrote:

>Mr. Bill, just WHERE have you lived that you have never seen this?

Where do you live?

Mr. Bill wrote:
> I have never understood the attraction to a slice of apple pie topped
> with a slice of cheddar.
>
> Where and HOW did that food custom start? I have lived in the
> north and now the south but never see anyone serving apple pie this
> way.

It started as far back as I can remember. It has to be real cheddar.
Even a mild one will do. What I can't understand is the slices of
processed cheese I have seen on apple pie. Yech.

Apple and cheddar is a good combination. Pear and blue cheese is an
even better one.

Mr. Bill wrote:

> As I said...I have lived in the north....i.e. Michigan, Indiana, Ohio,
> Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and south, Florida, Georgia, Alabama and
> Tennessee.
>
> I find it an interesting idea...but never have seen it served in a
> private home or in a restaurant. Every time I have seen apple pie
> served, it is with vanilla ice cream.

I never heard of apple pie with ice cream until I was a teenager.
Whipped cream, with cherry, peach or rhubarb, or ice cream. But it was
always cheddar cheese with apple pie. It is much better with apple pie
than ice cream.

Dave Smith wrote:

> Apple and cheddar is a good combination. Pear and blue cheese is an even
> better one.

Especially with the addition of walnuts and port.

Bob

"Mr. Bill" > wrote in message
>
> I find it an interesting idea...but never have seen it served in a
> private home or in a restaurant. Every time I have seen apple pie
> served, it is with vanilla ice cream.

Come to my house when our friends are visiting. I eat my apple pie with
cheese, my wife and Steve eat theirs with chocolate ice cream. Steve eats
every pie with chocolate ice cream, including the prune and apricot pie.

Dave Smith wrote:
> Mr. Bill wrote:
>
>> As I said...I have lived in the north....i.e. Michigan, Indiana, Ohio,
>> Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and south, Florida, Georgia, Alabama and
>> Tennessee.
>> I find it an interesting idea...but never have seen it served in a
>> private home or in a restaurant. Every time I have seen apple pie
>> served, it is with vanilla ice cream.
>
> I never heard of apple pie with ice cream until I was a teenager.
> Whipped cream, with cherry, peach or rhubarb, or ice cream. But it was
> always cheddar cheese with apple pie. It is much better with apple pie
> than ice cream.

Did you mean it's better with cheese than with ice cream?

Apple pie is good with ice cream if the pie is hot. Cheddar is good
whether the pie is hot or cold.

The combination I've never understood is apple pie stuffed with
caramel... ackkk! Toooooo sweet!

Goomba wrote on Wed, 11 Feb 2009 14:02:42 -0500:

> Mr. Bill wrote:
>> I have never understood the attraction to a slice of apple
>> pie topped with a slice of cheddar. Where and HOW did that food
>> custom start? I have lived in
>> the north and now the south but never see anyone serving
>> apple pie this way.

>Apples and cheese are such a natural combination, IMO. They just go so
>well together. I've eaten it on rare occasion at home but not out as I
>never see it sold or served that way but in homes.

I've been offered the combination in restaurants in New England and
Yorkshire, England and I agree that it is good!

--

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

Email, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

On Feb 11, 8:01*am, Mr. Bill > wrote:
> I have never understood the attraction to a slice of apple pie topped
> with a slice of cheddar. * *
>
> Where and HOW did that food custom start? * * I have lived in the
> north and now the south but never see anyone serving apple pie this
> way. *

Have you ever had a cheese/fruit plate with wine? A good friend gave
us Harry & David pears,apples, and cheddar for Xmas- really a good
combo...

Pennyaline wrote:

> The combination I've never understood is apple pie stuffed with caramel...
> ackkk! Toooooo sweet!

I'm not averse to the idea, but I've never had it. I've had apple pie with
caramel ice cream or cinnamon ice cream, and those are both excellent
combinations.

Rum raisin ice cream is also good with apple pie.

Bob

Pennyaline wrote:
>
>> I never heard of apple pie with ice cream until I was a teenager.
>> Whipped cream, with cherry, peach or rhubarb, or ice cream. But it
>> was always cheddar cheese with apple pie. It is much better with
>> apple pie than ice cream.
>
> Did you mean it's better with cheese than with ice cream?
>
> Apple pie is good with ice cream if the pie is hot. Cheddar is good
> whether the pie is hot or cold.

Hot or cold, I think it is better with cheese than with ice cream.
However, I have to admit that I prefer my pie cold.

> The combination I've never understood is apple pie stuffed with
> caramel... ackkk! Toooooo sweet!


Yech. That sounds disgustingly sweet.

"Mr. Bill" wrote:
>
> I have never understood the attraction to a slice of apple pie topped
> with a slice of cheddar.
>
> Where and HOW did that food custom start? I have lived in the
> north and now the south but never see anyone serving apple pie this
> way.


Fruit and cheese go well back in European culinary history. In northern
parts of the UK, spiced fruit cakes such as Christmas cake, are eaten
with cheese. Same in the Caribbean, where 'bun', a spiced cake/bread, is
eaten as a sandwich with cheese, especially around Easter.

Have never been offered cheese with apple pie, but have heard of it.

Check out this website.

http://www.foodtimeline.org/foodpies.html



"Mr. Bill" > wrote in message
...
>I have never understood the attraction to a slice of apple pie topped
> with a slice of cheddar.
>
> Where and HOW did that food custom start? I have lived in the
> north and now the south but never see anyone serving apple pie this
> way.
>
>
>
>
>

As I wrote in another group about this. Check this website.

http://www.foodtimeline.org/foodpies.html



--
mompeagram
FERGUS/HARLINGEN
"Mr. Bill" > wrote in message
news
> On Wed, 11 Feb 2009 12:42:17 -0700, Pennyaline
> > wrote:
>
>>Mr. Bill, just WHERE have you lived that you have never seen this?
>
> As I said...I have lived in the north....i.e. Michigan, Indiana, Ohio,
> Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and south, Florida, Georgia, Alabama and
> Tennessee.
>
> I find it an interesting idea...but never have seen it served in a
> private home or in a restaurant. Every time I have seen apple pie
> served, it is with vanilla ice cream.
>
>

Mr. Bill wrote:
> I have never understood the attraction to a slice of apple pie topped
> with a slice of cheddar.
>
> Where and HOW did that food custom start? I have lived in the
> north and now the south but never see anyone serving apple pie this
> way.
>
I have made a cheddar-crumble-topped apple pie several times....

--
Jean B.

Edwin Pawlowski wrote:
> "Mr. Bill" > wrote in message
>> I find it an interesting idea...but never have seen it served in a
>> private home or in a restaurant. Every time I have seen apple pie
>> served, it is with vanilla ice cream.
>
> Come to my house when our friends are visiting. I eat my apple pie with
> cheese, my wife and Steve eat theirs with chocolate ice cream. Steve eats
> every pie with chocolate ice cream, including the prune and apricot pie.
>
>
My immediate thought was that the chocolate ice cream sounded
awful, but I guess it might not be that different from chocolate
coated fruits and other chocolate-fruit combos. Still, I think
I'd join you with the cheese.

--
Jean B.

Jean wrote on Thu, 12 Feb 2009 12:25:58 -0500:

> Edwin Pawlowski wrote:
>> "Mr. Bill" > wrote in message
>>> I find it an interesting idea...but never have seen it
>>> served in a private home or in a restaurant. Every time I
>>> have seen apple pie served, it is with vanilla ice cream.
>>
>> Come to my house when our friends are visiting. I eat my
>> apple pie with cheese, my wife and Steve eat theirs with
>> chocolate ice cream. Steve eats every pie with chocolate
>> ice cream, including the prune and apricot pie.
> My immediate thought was that the chocolate ice cream sounded awful,
> but I guess it might not be that different from
> chocolate coated fruits and other chocolate-fruit combos. Still, I
> think I'd join you with the cheese.


Apple pie with vanilla ice cream is good as long as you don't call it
"pie a la mode" as in New York State.

--

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

Email, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

On Feb 11, 4:01*pm, Mr. Bill > wrote:
> I have never understood the attraction to a slice of apple pie topped
> with a slice of cheddar. * *

Apple and cheddar are a very traditional combo and have been for
centuries.

On Wed, 11 Feb 2009 15:34:11 -0500, Edwin Pawlowski wrote:

> "Mr. Bill" > wrote in message
>>
>> I find it an interesting idea...but never have seen it served in a
>> private home or in a restaurant. Every time I have seen apple pie
>> served, it is with vanilla ice cream.
>
> Come to my house when our friends are visiting. I eat my apple pie with
> cheese, my wife and Steve eat theirs with chocolate ice cream. Steve eats
> every pie with chocolate ice cream, including the prune and apricot pie.

o.k., with *chocolate* ice cream just sounds bizarre.

your pal,
blake

"Mr. Bill" > wrote in message
...
>I have never understood the attraction to a slice of apple pie topped
> with a slice of cheddar.
>
> Where and HOW did that food custom start? I have lived in the
> north and now the south but never see anyone serving apple pie this
> way.
>
>

A slice of apple pie and a piece of cheddar cheese were, and still are,
pretty standard fare at a Vermont farm's breakfast table. Pies were/are
commonly served for breakfast. And the combination is often found on
restaurant dessert menus around here. Especially during "leaf
peeper"season!

"Christine Dabney" > wrote in message
...
> On Fri, 13 Feb 2009 02:44:58 -0500, "Paco" >
> wrote:
>
>>
>>"Mr. Bill" > wrote in message
. ..
>>>I have never understood the attraction to a slice of apple pie topped
>>> with a slice of cheddar.
>>>
>>> Where and HOW did that food custom start? I have lived in the
>>> north and now the south but never see anyone serving apple pie this
>>> way.
>>>
>>>
>>
>>A slice of apple pie and a piece of cheddar cheese were, and still are,
>>pretty standard fare at a Vermont farm's breakfast table. Pies were/are
>>commonly served for breakfast. And the combination is often found on
>>restaurant dessert menus around here. Especially during "leaf
>>peeper"season!
>
> Not only that, but apples and cheddar are a really good match, even by
> themselves. I can see how the tradition would evolve, with such a
> great pairing.
>
> Christine
> --

Ayuh. To paraphrase that goofy guy from FoodTV, "good eats"! Who, btw,
attended the New England Culinary Institute in Montpelier, VT.

Paco wrote:
> A slice of apple pie and a piece of cheddar cheese were, and still are,
> pretty standard fare at a Vermont farm's breakfast table. Pies were/are
> commonly served for breakfast. And the combination is often found on
> restaurant dessert menus around here. Especially during "leaf
> peeper"season!

I didn't realize this tradition had continued. That's kind-of
neat! Of course, I was never above having leftover pie for
breakfast, but that is more of an idiosyncrasy!

--
Jean B.