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The apple pie, along with Mom, of course, established itself as the culinary emblem of an entire nation.

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September 9th, 2026

The apple pie, along with Mom, of course, established itself as the culinary emblem of an entire nation.

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A golden, flaky puff pastry releases apple juices that bubble through its cracks, while the scent of cinnamon permeates the air.

Una masa de hojaldre, dorada y escamosa, deja escapar jugos de manzana que burbujean a través de sus grietas, mientras el aroma de la canela impregna el ambiente.

Apple pie constitutes my true comfort food, as well as being the only dish my family prepares collaboratively: from rolling out the dough to shaping the fluted edge, including peeling and chopping the apples.

La tarta de manzana constituye mi verdadera comida reconfortante, además de ser el único plato que mi familia prepara en colaboración: desde extender la masa hasta dar forma al borde ondulado, pasando por pelar y trocear las manzanas.

My mother, the keeper of our household's hearth, has intimated that she would commit terrible deeds to keep her grandmother Fleischer's recipe a secret.

Mi madre, la guardiana del fuego de nuestro hogar, ha dado a entender que cometería actos terribles para mantener en secreto la receta de su abuela Fleischer.

When my then-girlfriend first came home and we baked a pie, my mother told her that she would now have to marry me.

Cuando mi entonces novia vino a casa por primera vez y horneamos un pastel, mi madre le dijo que ahora tendría que casarse conmigo.

(And so she did, perhaps fearing a dessert that was deservedly vindictive).

(Y así lo hizo, quizás temiendo un postre merecidamente vengativo).

Even though this delicacy did not originate in the United States, we regard it as part of our gastronomic manifest destiny.

Aunque este manjar no se originara en Estados Unidos, lo consideramos parte de nuestro destino manifiesto gastronómico.

Settlers brought apples, Johnny Appleseed scattered them far and wide, and we became a nation of apple pie.

Los colonos trajeron manzanas, Johnny Appleseed las esparció por todas partes y nos convertimos en una nación de pastel de manzana.

"Mom and apple pie," shorthand for all that is cherished and quintessentially American, appears frequently in the stories of last century's reporters.

"Mamá y pastel de manzana", abreviatura de lo querido y típicamente americano, aparece con frecuencia en las historias de los reporteros del siglo pasado.

Soldiers in both world wars longed for apple pie.

A Texan mother sent one to the Soviet headquarters in Manhattan for a visiting Nikita Khrushchev, triggering a bomb scare that shut down several downtown blocks.

The 1960s were marked by armed conflicts abroad, as well as by assassinations and social upheaval at home.

La década de 1960 se caracterizó por conflictos bélicos en el extranjero, así como por asesinatos y convulsiones sociales en el ámbito doméstico.

Amid such turmoil, McDonald's introduced a rectangular comfort: a fried apple pie.

En medio de semejante efervescencia, McDonald's introdujo un lenitivo de forma rectangular: un pastel de manzana frito.

It was precisely about that era, and about that pie, that I gained knowledge in my course on post-World War II American history.

Fue precisamente sobre ese periodo, y sobre aquel pastel, que adquirí conocimiento en mi asignatura de historia estadounidense posterior a la Segunda Guerra Mundial.

During the first week, we were asked to present an object that represented the United States.

Durante la primera semana, se nos pidió presentar un objeto que representara a Estados Unidos.

With my perspective, shaped by the image of motherhood and apple pie, I handed in a photograph of a bald eagle.

Con mi visión, influida por la imagen de la madre y el pastel de manzana, entregué una foto de un águila calva.

Mr. Bill Schechter, a counterculture enthusiast, was far from impressed.

El Sr. Bill Schechter, un entusiasta de la contracultura, no quedó nada impresionado.

Then, two girls presented a McDonald's apple pie, pointing out that corporations and consumerism had replaced home cooking.

Luego, dos chicas presentaron un pastel de manzana de McDonald's, señalando que las corporaciones y el consumismo habían reemplazado la cocina casera.

Mr. Schechter jumped to his feet and placed the little box on the blackboard, as a reminder of the lesson and to demonstrate how long the pie lasted with so many preservatives.

El Sr. Schechter se levantó de un salto y puso la cajita sobre el pizarrón, como recordatorio de la lección y para demostrar lo mucho que duraba el pastel con tantos conservantes.

Years later, the cake "looked as fresh as ever," Mr. Schechter noted via email.

Años más tarde, el pastel "se veía tan fresco como siempre", señaló el Sr. Schechter por correo electrónico.

It reminded me that apple pies were Jack Kerouac's staple sustenance on his revelatory cross-country journey in "On the Road," not the McDonald's variety.

Me hizo recordar que los pasteles de manzana eran el sustento principal de Jack Kerouac en su viaje revelador por el país en "En el camino", y no la variedad de McDonald's.

That mass-produced pie symbolizes the moment I began to see the United States differently, as a place of tensions and conflicts where most ordinary people are decent and protect sweetness, even though they live under the shadow of enormous and sometimes unsettling forces.

Ese pastel producido en masa simboliza el momento en que empecé a ver Estados Unidos de otra manera, como un lugar de tensiones y conflictos donde la mayoría de la gente corriente es decente y protege la dulzura, aunque vive bajo la sombra de fuerzas enormes y a veces inquietantes.

McDonald's has reintroduced its iconic fried apple pie to mark the 250th anniversary of the United States.

McDonald's ha reintroducido su emblemático pastel de manzana frito con motivo del 250 aniversario de los Estados Unidos.

Like Kerouac, I lean towards the artisanal and homemade.

Al igual que Kerouac, yo me decanto por lo artesanal y casero.

That said, do not dare to ask for the secret recipe.

Eso sí, no oséis solicitar la receta secreta.

The press clippings were scrutinized in detail by Sarit Hand, the corporate archivist at Associated Press.

Los recortes de prensa fueron examinados en detalle por Sarit Hand, archivista corporativa de Associated Press.

This piece is part of the periodic series "American Objects," created to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States.

Esta pieza integra la serie periódica "Objetos Americanos", creada para conmemorar el 250º aniversario de la fundación de los Estados Unidos.

To explore more representative objects of American culture, click here.

Para explorar más objetos representativos de la cultura estadounidense, haga clic aquí.

If you wish to read more chronicles about this anniversary, click here.

Si desea leer más crónicas sobre esta efeméride, haga clic aquí.

September 9th, 2026

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The apple pie, along with Mom, of course, established itself as the culinary emblem of an entire nation.

The apple pie, along with Mom, of course, established itself as the culinary emblem of an entire nation.

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