The Republican journal., 1902-12-25
4 Champion Of Apple Pie.

Since Prometheas brought down fire
from heaven. poets have sung the
praises of pie in its many forms, but
heretofore the varieties known to fame
as custard, mince and pumpkin have
been the favOrite subjects OF song and
story. a new champion has appeared
In the held in the person OF Editor Ea-
ton OF the Bangor News, who touche s
MS psaltry and harp in praise OF apple
pie. He begins by stating the general
proposition that one of the things in
this changing world that ought to be
preserved against innovation is apple
pie, and continues: "There is nothing
that grows in the way of fruit in the
temperate or tropical zones that can
improve the taste of just good plain ap-
pies. The sort that ought to be used
for pies are what housewives call tart
Bel!flOwers or Rhode Island greetings,
or Northern Spys, or good pippins are
the best sorts for pastry. Then the APP
pies should be sliced not stewed and
mashed and doctored before they are
put into the crust. To the really dis
eliminating palate the pie will be all
the better without the addition of
spices. Cinnamon and allspice, and
more especially nutmeg, really vitiate
an apple pie" Editor Eaton is of the
opinion that the thick, dark apple pie
with mushy and adulterated filling"
the kind that is commonly dispensed at
hotels and restaurants is nothing short
of crime. The retribution which fol-
lows, unfortunately, is visited on the
blamelesS consumer instead of on the
cook where it really belongs. Having
limited at the proper filling this Penob-
scot expert proceeds to the crust, which
he says should be as plain as possible
without being tough. 1t is very COM
mon fault to get the crust for
apple pie too ''short" better have
it somewhat cohesive than flaky.
The apple pie that New England philos-
ophers and sages eat at breakfast, din
ner, supper and between meals should
be constructed with the idea of elimin-
ating all ingredients that are not strict
ly elemental In conclusion this auth
GRITTY holds that, properly construct
ed, with an ingenious regard for
hygiene and for pleasing taste, an
apple pie is the very apothoesis OF cook
cry and no token of modern degen-
eracy is more mournfully apparent
than the great scarcity of the sort Of
, intelligence and discrimination neeeS-
! sary to the production of apple pie,
pure, undefled and Invested of all adj
juncts and appurtenances which vitiate
the palate and impair digestion" We
welcome this latest addition to the
ranks of the biologists. For years the
New York Sun has been the champion
of mince pie; the Boston Transcript for
at least an equal length of time has
championed custard pie, and the Bidde-
ford Journal as occasion served, has
never hesitated to assure trusting
constituency of its undying feaity to
the pie built around the warm heart of
the golden pumpkin. But it is an age of
specialization. AS no brain is capa-
cious enough to take in the whole sum
and substance of the worlds stock of
knowledge, SO no lover of pie can hope
to become an acknowledged connisseur
in a multiplicity of varieties. While
we may not agree with the gentleman
I who enters the lists with an apple pie
rampant on his shield, we cannot deny
him the privilege of breaking lance in
support of the object of his affections.
-Biddeford Journal.