Pretender fruit and mince pie recipes became fairly common as soda crackers evolved during the 19th century, according to the Oxford Encyclopedia of Food and Drink in America.

Back in the 1850s, apples weren’t always easy to find—so home bakers got creative. This pie has all the flavor of apple, with ...

This week, soda crackers. B.M.S. wrote: ``I made it (the Mock Apple Pie) in about 1950 for neighbors when Cook was working, and they did not know it was not apple pie.'' ...

Food FilesSo Mock Apple Pie may not be a wholly 20th-century invention. Because of their “buttery” richness, Ritz Crackers clearly make a finer Mock Apple Pie than ordinary soda crackers. Mock ...