Apple Pie

By John T. Edge

Book Overview

Edge illuminates the history and lore of apple pie, from its English origins to its present ubiquity in home kitchens and truck stops across the country. "Apple Pie" includes 15 recipes, scattered throughout, from the traditional to the radical.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0399152156
• ISBN13: 9780399152153
• Release Date: October 2004
• Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.8" x 1.0" x 5.5"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 12 and higher

Customer Reviews

Curious about pie and the people who make them...

Mr. Edge crossed the country in search of the perfect apple pie and how it connects to the people who bake them. He found many more bad pies than good. Fortunately, he shares with us the highlights of his journey. His stories affirm that great apple pie is as rich and varied as the (American) people who bake them. I started baking pies because, 1. fresh pie is so great, 2. nobody else would make them for me, and 3. commercial pies are too sweet and mushy. The Apple Pie book tells me that I am not alone as a snob of the not-so-fancy apple pie. Thank you Mr. Edge for finding all these pie bakers, for telling their stories, and for sharing their recipes.