Food in books: apple pie from The Railway Children

Cold apple pie made such a delectable breakfast for E Nesbit’s railway children that Kate Young felt compelled to bake one – and now you can too

By Kate Young for The Little Library Café, part of the Guardian Books Network

‘Pie for breakfast!’ cried Peter; ‘how perfectly ripping!’

‘It isn’t pigeon-pie,’ said Mother; ‘it’s only apple. Well, this is the supper we ought to have had last night. And there was a note from Mrs. Viney. Her son-in-law has broken his arm, and she had to get home early. She’s coming this morning at ten.’

The Railway Children, E Nesbit

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