<P> First recorded in the 1860s , the proverb originated in Wales , and was particularly prevalent in Pembrokshire . The first English version of the saying was `` Eat an apple on going to bed , and you 'll keep the doctor from earning his bread . '' The current phrasing ( `` An apple a day keeps the doctor away '' ) was first used in print in 1922 . </P>
<P> First recorded in the 1860s , the proverb originated in Wales , and was particularly prevalent in Pembrokshire . The first English version of the saying was `` Eat an apple on going to bed , and you 'll keep the doctor from earning his bread . '' The current phrasing ( `` An apple a day keeps the doctor away '' ) was first used in print in 1922 . </P>
where does an apple a day keeps the doctor away come from
where does an apple a day keeps the doctor away come from
the proverb originated in Wales , and was particularly prevalent in Pembrokshire
the proverb originated in Wales , and was particularly prevalent in Pembrokshire