Those fried apple pies were the best. They discontinued them some 30 years ago due mostly to the sissy culture of today. For one thing, the fillings in those original apple pies could be extremely hot and so McDonalds was afraid of lawsuits. Another reason was that the baked pies were supposedly more healthy, even though they are comparatively bland in taste and higher in refined sugar.
You can still find something like them at various state fairs.
