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Apple pie (and of course Mom) became America's symbolic food.

Apple pie (and of course Mom) became America's symbolic food.

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September 9th, 2026

Apple pie (and of course Mom) became America's symbolic food.

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Apple pie is the comfort food in the author's home, and it is the only dish the whole family makes together.

苹果派作者家里安慰食物全家唯一一起动手做的食物。

The author's mother guards Grandma Fleischer's recipe and once hinted she would do terrible things to keep it secret.

作者妈妈守护着奶奶弗莱舍配方暗示愿意为保密做出可怕的事

When the author's girlfriend first came over to bake a pie, his mother told her she now had to marry him.

作者女友第一次来家里一起烤派时,妈妈告诉她,现在必须嫁给作者了。

She did marry him.

确实嫁了

This treat did not come from America, but Americans see it as their food destiny.

这种美味并非起源于美国美国人把它当作美食上的天命昭昭

Colonists brought apples, and Johnny Appleseed helped them spread widely.

殖民者带来苹果约翰尼·苹果籽让它们广泛传播

So "mom and apple pie" became a short way to say typical American life, and reporters used it often in their stories last century.

于是“妈妈和苹果派”成为代表典型美国风情的简写在上世纪记者报道中反复出现

Soldiers in both world wars longed for apple pie.

两次世界大战中的士兵都渴望苹果派

A Texas mom once sent an apple pie to the Soviet headquarters in Manhattan for Khrushchev. It caused a bomb scare and closed several blocks.

一位得州妈妈曾把苹果派运往曼哈顿的苏联总部送给赫鲁晓夫结果引发炸弹恐慌封锁了多个街区

In the 1960s, America went through war, assassinations, and social unrest.

1960年代美国经历战争暗杀社会动荡

McDonald's introduced its square fried apple pie as a comfort.

麦当劳推出方形炸苹果派作为缓解剂

In a post-war American history class, the author submitted a photo of a bald eagle to symbolize America. But the teacher, Mr. Schechter, was not impressed.

作者在战后美国历史课上提交白头鹰照片象征美国老师谢克特先生不以为然

Two girls showed a McDonald's apple pie, representing how corporate and consumer culture replaced home cooking.

两个女生展示了麦当劳苹果派代表企业主义消费主义取代了妈妈做饭

Mr. Schechter placed that pie on top of the blackboard to test how long it would last.

谢克特先生把那个派放在黑板顶部测试其持久性

Years later, that pie "still looked as fresh as ever."

多年后那个派看起来还和以前一样新鲜”。

Mr. Schechter reminded the author that apple pie was the main food for Jack Kerouac's cross-country trip in On the Road.

谢克特先生提醒作者苹果派杰克·凯鲁亚克在《在路上》中跨美之旅主要食物

The mass-produced pie made the author see America differentlya place full of tension and conflict.

大批量生产的派作者开始以不同方式看待美国——一个充满紧张和冲突的地方

McDonald's brought back its fried apple pie for America's 250th anniversary. But the author will stick with homemade onesjust don't ask for the secret recipe.

麦当劳为美国建国250周年重新推出炸苹果派作者会坚持用自家做的只是别问秘方

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