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.
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: seehot, 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.
