Apple-pie

"Apple-pie," answered the little girl: upon which the next in turn set up a great _A_, the two next a _p_ each, and so on until the two words _Apple_ and _pie_ were united and stood thus, "_Apple-pie_."

Children's Literature A Textbook of Sources for Teachers and Teacher-Training Classes Charles Madison Curry 1906

‘Apple-pie order!’ said Mr Boffin, after checking off each inscription with his hand, like a man beating time.

Our Mutual Friend 2004

[33] The term "Apple-pie order" is derived from the French phrase, _à plis_, "in plaits," folded in regular plaits; or, perhaps, from _cap à pied_, "armed from head to foot," in perfect order.

Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure William Thomas Fernie

Apple-pie order must wait till next year, I fancy; but come over all the same, and welcome, to Lady's Mead.

The Story of a Robin Agnes S. Underwood

Likewise the "Apple-pie bed" is so called from the French _à plis_, or it may be from the Apple turnover of Devon and

Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure William Thomas Fernie

Apple-pie must always be in the house for Tom, though it so happened, strangely enough, Carrie said, that no one else cared for it at all.

The Tangled Threads 1894

Apple-pie order, origin of the phrase, 330. 468. 485.

Notes and Queries, Index of Volume 3, January-June, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. Various 1852

What is the origin of the phrase "Apple-pie order?"

Notes and Queries, Number 78, April 26, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc Various 1852

'Apple-pie order!' said Mr Boffin, after checking off each inscription with his hand, like a man beating time.

Our Mutual Friend Charles Dickens 1841

"My dear," replied the father, "I thought I would just ride round by the Apple-pie to take a look at the grounds; and I believe I staid there rather too long."

Swallow Barn, or A Sojourn in the Old Dominion. In Two Volumes. Vol. II. 1832