hot pie

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hotpie

Noun edit

hot pie (plural hot pies)

A savory pie (intended to be) served hot, especially one that is freshly baked.
- 1963, Joyce Stirling, The Best of Joyce Stirling, page 58:
  With those historic words, the hot pie—for long the national dish of Australia's common people, came into its own. In other words, the hot pie has entered society.
- 2010, Gerald Carson, The Social History of Bourbon, page 153:
  Between races at a county fair, according to "Pappy," a little merchant carried a basket up and down the rail, shouting "Hot pie . . . get yo' hot pie!"
- 2013, Robert Danskin, Beyond the Radical Road, page 61:
  After the match one of my colleagues suggested we visit his uncle's club where we'd get a cup of tea and a hot pie.
- 2014, Emma Jane Holloway, A Study in Silks:
  Her voice was barely audible above the sound of steam cycles purring past and a boy selling hot pies.
- 2020 January 15, Jules Scullyon, “Pukka debuts plastic-free packaging for pie portfolio”, in FoodBev:
  Pukka has unveiled new plastic-free packaging for its range of hot pies, alongside a raft of recipe improvements.
A pizza made with romano cheese rather than mozzarella.
- 1997, The Ossining Historical Society, Ossining Remembered:
  The two most popular pizza parlors (after we stopped calling it “LaBeetz” or “hot pie” and began calling it pizza) were One-O-Five and the Half Moon.
- 2012, L. Divine, Drama High: Jayd's Legacy:
  He takes a slice from the hot pie and folds it in half like a hot dog before biting into it. He's a pro at eating pizza.
- 2012, Jack Edward Shay, Bygone Binghamton:
  Marie Sharak, the co-owner of Sharkey's and someone who also made more than a few pizzas at her restaurant, addressed the issue of pizza versus hot pie.
- 2016 October 24, “Searching for the story of Tier's 'hot pie'”, in Press & Sun-Bulletin:
  Hot pies are topped with grated romano, while the traditional is topped with a mix of romano and mozzarella.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hot,‎ pie.
- 2003, Carol Chapman, Moira Sheehan, Catalyst: A Framework for Success:
  Think about a hot pie taken out of the oven and left to cool on a 4 wire rack.

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