eve with the lid on, n. — Green’s Dictionary of Slang

eve with the lid on n.

[the Garden of Eden story]

(US) apple pie.

1916		Day Book (Chicago) 8 Sept. 17/1: Eve with a lid on and a chaser of Adam’s ale!
1936		H.W. Bentley ‘Linguistic Concoctions of the Soda Jerker’ in AS XI:1 43: EVE WITH THE LID ON. Apple pie.
1941		J. Smiley Hash House Lingo 7: A great deal of humor is evidence in many commonplace items such as eve with a lid on for apple pie.