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The expression A' la mode translates from the French in a very peculiar way. Literally, "of the fashion A". However, this is always a capital A. The folk legend behind how this applies to ice cream on pie is such. Years ago in France there was a coin minted in two cites, Paris and Rouen, northwest of Paris. The coins were of identical value. The coin minted in Rouen was marked by a capital A, to distinguish it' sibling coin minted in Paris. Why A is not clear, however it represented Rouen, not unlike US mints that mark coins with D, or S, for Denver, or Seattle mints. After time the coin with the A became the more fashionable coin to carry in one's pocket. Eventually this evolved into the expression "A'la Mode" literally, "of the fashion capital A", or the Best. This term made it's way unto menus in France that served ice cream with pie, thereby touting them as the "Best" way to serve pie. "Of the fashion capital A", and why it is always capitalized on menus.
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