[Sca-cooks] Re: Pie toppings (getting OOP)

[Avraham haRofeh]

>> And if you're talking hot apple pie, there's always the option of
>> topping the thing with a slice of good, sharp cheddar cheese (let the
>> pie melt the cheese and then enjoy).  That seems to be something of an
>> American-ism; I know a Canadian friend of mine who heard about the
>> practice was both shocked and appalled, and couldn't imagine whoever
>> first thought of such a thing . . .
>
> There's plenty of us Americans who were similarly shocked and appalled. I
> think it's more of a yankee/PA dutch thing than an American-ism.

A quick review of online resources seems to indicate that it is indeed an 
"old Yankee tradition".

Was it this list that recently reviewed regional definitions of "Yankee"? 
Anywhere else in the country, a Yankee is a Northeasterner. In the 
Northeast, a Yankee is from Maine, and in Maine a Yankee is from "down 
east".

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