# Cheese on Apple Pie **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 8, 2018, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheese-on-apple-pie/822674 "2018-10-08T22:57:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![DavidwithanR](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3bc359/32.png) [@DavidwithanR](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidwithanR)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2018, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheese-on-apple-pie/822674/21 "2018-10-09T02:16:27Z")
I wouldn’t like the melted on top idea. A piece of nice cheese on the side… That I could go for, once in a while. The American cheese idea - forget it. (It’s often good on a burger though.) ---
**Author:** ![flaming\_yawn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/cab0a1/32.png) [@flaming\_yawn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flaming_yawn)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2018, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheese-on-apple-pie/822674/22 "2018-10-09T02:57:18Z")
Apple pie without cheese is like a hug without a squeeze. New Englander here. Never tried it melted. Also salt my watermelon. ---
**Author:** ![Parx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7c8e57/32.png) [@Parx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Parx)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2018, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheese-on-apple-pie/822674/23 "2018-10-09T03:00:42Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > That’s odd, considering real dairy butter is white too when it comes out of the churn. 😕 According to [this article](https://www.nationalgeographic.com/people-and-culture/food/the-plate/2014/08/13/the-butter-wars-when-margarine-was-pink/) from National Geographic, butter from corn-fed cows is naturally white, while butter from grass-fed cows is naturally yellow. I lived in Illinois in the 1960s and we used to take family trips to Wisconsin. I remember big signs at shops just across the border in Illinois announcing the availability of colored oleomargarine. The NatGeo article confirms that yellow margarine was illegal in Wisconsin until 1967. ---
**Author:** ![Ulf\_the\_Unwashed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Ulf\_the\_Unwashed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulf_the_Unwashed)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2018, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheese-on-apple-pie/822674/24 "2018-10-09T03:25:17Z")
Cheese is routinely put on just about anything, as I recently noted in another thread, and much of that cheese is melted, so no surprise it would be put on apple pie. Which doesn’t mean it’s a GOOD idea. Far from it. Way to ruin a good slice of pie! Having said that, I’ll admit that I’ve never seen melted cheese on apple pie; even though dairy farming is pretty big in this area and apples are a huge crop hereabouts, it doesn’t seem to have occurred to anyone around this area, or maybe they realized it was a fairly disgusting idea. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2018, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheese-on-apple-pie/822674/25 "2018-10-09T04:11:37Z")
> [@Parx](#): > > According to [this article](https://www.nationalgeographic.com/people-and-culture/food/the-plate/2014/08/13/the-butter-wars-when-margarine-was-pink/) from National Geographic, butter from corn-fed cows is naturally white, while butter from grass-fed cows is naturally yellow. > > I lived in Illinois in the 1960s and we used to take family trips to Wisconsin. I remember big signs at shops just across the border in Illinois announcing the availability of colored oleomargarine. The NatGeo article confirms that yellow margarine was illegal in Wisconsin until 1967. When I was in fifth or sixth grade, my class went a field trip to a dairy plant. The guy in charge of the butter section told us about how color was added because people _expected_ butter to look like that. He also said it varied a lot across the United States, from nearly white in some parts to almost orange in others. As for apple pie with melted cheese, it doesn’t sound very appetizing to me. Hot apple pie topped with vanilla ice cream, yes. But with apple pie and cheese, they should both be cold. Hot apple pie topped with a dollop of cold whipped cream I could go for. Also hot pecan pie topped with a spoonful of cold butter. Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm! :o ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2018, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheese-on-apple-pie/822674/26 "2018-10-09T04:26:36Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > I’ve heard of it before, and gave it a try once. It worked about as well as I expected it would, which is to say, not very. Same here – I tried it as a youngster because I saw it on TV. Meh. ---
**Author:** ![Bumbazine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bumbazine/32/362_2.png) [@Bumbazine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbazine)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2018, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheese-on-apple-pie/822674/27 "2018-10-09T17:46:55Z")
I’ve had apple pie with an unmelted cheese substance on top in restaurants back east. It must not have made a big impression on me either way. I never eat apple pie that way now. My wife likes ice cream or whipped topping on her pie. I can take it or leave it. I occasionally will slice up an apple with slices of cheddar, (sharp if we have it), to go with for an evening snack though. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Omar\_Little](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omar_little/32/269_2.png) [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2018, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheese-on-apple-pie/822674/28 "2018-10-09T17:54:34Z")
I have made apple pie and pear pie with cheese baked into the crust. ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2018, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheese-on-apple-pie/822674/29 "2018-10-09T18:14:27Z")
> [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](#): > > Cheese on apple pie is a New England and Pennsylvania thing, and predates the common availability of ice cream. Back when apple cultivars were hard and not very sweet and cinnamon was a rarity, sharp cheddar cheese was a good way to flavor up apple pie. > > Stranger I was gonna say cheddar, so sharp the crystals crunch when you bite into it, but just put beside or on top, not melted. ---
**Author:** ![Arkcon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/96bed5/32.png) [@Arkcon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arkcon)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2018, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheese-on-apple-pie/822674/30 "2018-10-09T18:33:43Z")
> [@hogarth](#): > > Same here – I tried it as a youngster because I saw it on TV. Meh. Likewise, I’d heard about it a couplea times, and I said, “Better try it, or I’ll wonder forever.” The result was, as quoted, more or less – Meh. It was tasty, but the pie was tasty enough, since I use modern apples, sweeteners and spices, so it didn’t add much. I did it on Thanksgiving, in front of everyone, and everyone thought I was strange. Now, thin shavings of Parmesan, on stewed or baked pears, now _that_ makes sense to everyone, ethnically. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2018, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheese-on-apple-pie/822674/31 "2018-10-09T18:42:03Z")
> [@Bumbazine](#): > > My wife likes ice cream or whipped topping on her pie. Pie isn’t pie without Cool W-hip. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![74westy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/74westy/32/3950_2.png) [@74westy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/74westy)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2018, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheese-on-apple-pie/822674/32 "2018-10-09T19:02:56Z")
Pie without cheese is like a kiss without a squeeze! Never heard of melting it though. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2018, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheese-on-apple-pie/822674/33 "2018-10-09T19:56:06Z")
I read [somewhere](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=95345) that Abraham Lincoln loved cheese on his apple pie. ---
**Author:** ![EscAlaMike](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/escalamike/32/4177_2.png) [@EscAlaMike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EscAlaMike)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2018, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheese-on-apple-pie/822674/34 "2018-10-09T20:15:39Z")
Heard of it, never seen it or tried it. I would try it, but it doesn’t sound appealing to me. My wife likes to mix up some cinnamon into honey and dip apple slices in it. ---
**Author:** ![Ruken](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f475e1/32.png) [@Ruken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruken)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2018, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheese-on-apple-pie/822674/35 "2018-10-09T20:48:56Z")
> [@Omar\_Little](#): > > I have made apple pie and pear pie with cheese baked into the crust. The green chili apple pie in this thread has a cheddar cheese crust that I found to be pretty tasty: [Apple Green-Chili Pie With Cheddar Crust and Walnut Streusel - Cafe Society - Straight Dope Message Board](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=586004) Re: simply putting cheese on the pie, it’s one of those things people say “I’ve heard that some people…” but I don’t think I’ve ever seen it. Might have tried it but I don’t remember. It seems like it would be tasty but I never think of it. ---
**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2018, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheese-on-apple-pie/822674/36 "2018-10-09T20:52:35Z")
I once read an essay that explained what a true Yankee is, and it boiled down to “being from Vermont and eating cheddar cheese with apple pie”. I happened to mention that to my dad once, and he said, “My father was from Vermont and ate cheddar cheese with apple pie.” So I’m the granddaughter of a true Yankee. (In his case, the cheese wasn’t melted on it, it was just on the side.) ---
**Author:** ![ExTank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/35a633/32.png) [@ExTank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ExTank)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2018, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheese-on-apple-pie/822674/37 "2018-10-09T21:52:44Z")
I don’t put chees on my apple pie; but a good slice/wedge with my apple pie is great. I like a good, sharp cheddar. ---
**Author:** ![DavidwithanR](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3bc359/32.png) [@DavidwithanR](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidwithanR)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2018, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheese-on-apple-pie/822674/38 "2018-10-10T00:00:47Z")
> [@ExTank](#): > > I don’t put chees on my apple pie… Not even just one little chee? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2018, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheese-on-apple-pie/822674/39 "2018-10-10T00:41:13Z")
Lucy Ricardo once tried to tempt Fred Mertz with a slice of apple pie with cheddar cheese; I assume they were both native New Yorkers. My mother also used to say “Apple pie without cheese is like a kiss without a squeeze,” but she NEVER served them together (NE Ohio). If a variety of pie is available, my choice is usually blueberry or lemon meringue or Key lime or cherry or some sort of cream pie…apple would be VERY low on the list. While the idea of apple pie with cheddar sounds agreeable, I may never taste it. ---
**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2018, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheese-on-apple-pie/822674/40 "2018-10-10T00:45:30Z")
I do it, I prefer a slice of colby cheese. Supposedly it is a Vermont thing. Not that I’m from Vermont, but thats supposedly where it started. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheese-on-apple-pie/822674.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheese-on-apple-pie/822674.md?page=3)