# Where did the putting of a slice of cheese on top of an apple pie come from? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 21, 2008, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-the-putting-of-a-slice-of-cheese-on-top-of-an-apple-pie-come-from/457274 "2008-07-21T17:23:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2008, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-the-putting-of-a-slice-of-cheese-on-top-of-an-apple-pie-come-from/457274/21 "2008-07-21T22:06:36Z")
Apropos of nothing, this is what Travis Bickle orders in the diner on his lunch date with Betsy in _Taxi Driver_. Apple or pear pie with a slice of sharp-flavored cheese (sharp cheddar, Roquefort, or an aged Gruyère) melted over it is a wonderful pleasure, especially with a semi-dry white wine or a lighter Trappist-style ale. I think M.F.K. Fisher wrote an essay about this (maybe in _The Art of Eating_). Stranger ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2008, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-the-putting-of-a-slice-of-cheese-on-top-of-an-apple-pie-come-from/457274/22 "2008-07-21T22:16:04Z")
This is where I come in to say that I love me some sharp cheese spread on plums. One time I got it in my head from cherry pie/cheddar combo and darn if it isn’t good! Looks horrible, though, if you try it close your eyes. ---
**Author:** ![Celyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9dc877/32.png) [@Celyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Celyn)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2008, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-the-putting-of-a-slice-of-cheese-on-top-of-an-apple-pie-come-from/457274/23 "2008-07-22T00:44:31Z")
[QUOTE=Ludovic] This is where I come in to say that I love me some sharp cheese spread on plums. One time I got it in my head from cherry pie/cheddar combo and darn if it isn’t good! Looks horrible, though, if you try it close your eyes. [/QUOTE] Oh woe, I somehow managed, in sort of glance-reading, to read that as you had got the cheese and plums in your eyes. :eek: Eek. But in your mouth it’s probably very good. Stilton with grapes is good too. I must either visit an optician or take care to read more carefully. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2008, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-the-putting-of-a-slice-of-cheese-on-top-of-an-apple-pie-come-from/457274/24 "2008-07-22T03:26:12Z")
[QUOTE=Siam Sam] Trust me. It’s well worth trying. 😉 [/QUOTE] After I posted earlier, I made an apple pie. I’ve just now gotten around to having a piece and let me tell you, apple pie with cheddar is de-lish! I just wish I had some sharp cheddar instead of this lame mild. Sometimes it really sucks having a bland midwestern family. ---
**Author:** ![Argent\_Towers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e8c25b/32.png) [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2008, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-the-putting-of-a-slice-of-cheese-on-top-of-an-apple-pie-come-from/457274/25 "2008-07-22T04:11:41Z")
In Pulp Fiction, Bruce Willis’s wife talks about ordering a slice of blueberry pie with a piece of melted cheese on top of it. I always thought that was totally bizarre. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2008, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-the-putting-of-a-slice-of-cheese-on-top-of-an-apple-pie-come-from/457274/26 "2008-07-22T04:25:11Z")
[QUOTE=Inner Stickler] After I posted earlier, I made an apple pie. I’ve just now gotten around to having a piece and let me tell you, apple pie with cheddar is de-lish! I just wish I had some sharp cheddar instead of this lame mild. Sometimes it really sucks having a bland midwestern family. [/QUOTE] Toldja. 😃 My work is done. ---
**Author:** ![Yorikke](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yorikke/32/4335_2.png) [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2008, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-the-putting-of-a-slice-of-cheese-on-top-of-an-apple-pie-come-from/457274/27 "2008-07-22T04:48:43Z")
I’ve only ever heard of it in the movie “Taxi Driver” - never before nor since, and I’ve lived in NJ, Atlanta, and San Francisco. Sounds tasty, though - what can’t be improved by cheese? Joe [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-the-putting-of-a-slice-of-cheese-on-top-of-an-apple-pie-come-from/457274.md?page=1)