How to Make an Apple Pie and See the World
How to Make an Apple Pie and See the World arrived in the mail for my daughter several years ago, a gift from our foodie friends Zachary and Clark. It was a treat she and I both could share, a tale of food and travel, two of my favorite subjects.
This charming book tells the story of a little girl who decides to make an apple pie. But when she finds the grocery store closed, she does what any enterprising young girl would, packs a suitcase and travels the world to gather the ingredients herself.
She begins her journey at harvest time on a farm in Italy where she gathers semolina wheat. Then she's off to five other countries before she returns home to bake that pie.
While the pie is cooling, the little girl invites friends over to share in the treat. She stops at the grocery store one more time for some vanilla ice to serve with the pie, only to find that the store is closed, still! What will this spunky little girl do? You'll have to find out for yourself.
Enchanting watercolor illustrations accompany the text and fill the pages with sights from this wonderful adventure. Two maps offer an easy-to-understand guide of the voyage, and for those eager for some DIY fun, both a recipe for apple pie and instructions for an apple-tasting party are included.
How to Make an Apple Pie and See the World, Marjorie Priceman, Alfred A. Knopf, 1994
--Tracy Schneider
debra on October 10, 2009 at 11:05 PM
I love reading everything you write, Tracy.
Now, we need to set up a phone date. I am interviewing Martha in a week (she'll be in LA) and I need your advice.
miss you, Debra