Washington pie

American  

noun

1. a Boston cream pie with raspberry jam instead of custard between the layers.

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Etymology

Origin of Washington pie

An Americanism dating back to 1905–10

Example Sentences

Make two cakes as for Washington pie, then take one cup of sweet cream and three tablespoonfuls of white sugar.

From The Whitehouse Cookbook (1887) Cooking, Toilet and Household Recipes, Menus, Dinner-Giving, Table Etiquette, Care of the Sick, Health Suggestions, Facts Worth Knowing, Etc., Etc. The Whole Comprising a Comprehensive Cyclopedia of Information for the Home by Gillette, F. L. (Fanny Lemira)

Old Mrs. McGiven still sold candies and cakes, and slate-pencils, and, oh, Washington pie that was almost as great a necessity to childhood then, as chewing-gum is now.

From A Little Girl of Long Ago by Douglas, Amanda Minnie

This is nice for school sandwiches, or for filling for Washington pie or queen's pudding.

From Things Mother Used to Make by Gurney, Lydia Maria

A man went into a southern restaurant not long ago and asked for a piece of old-fashioned Washington pie.

From Toaster's Handbook Jokes, Stories, and Quotations by Fanning, C. E. (Clara Elizabeth)

Penny opened the refrigerator and helped herself to a bowl of strawberries and a Martha Washington pie.

From Saboteurs on the River by Wirt, Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine)