Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-12-14
THE AMERICAN PIE.EATER.
Astounding Pie Statistics.

something mentioned in the definition, a New
4 DIRK Star reporter, for the better understand
ing of what pie Is, asked a street gamin. who
sald oh pshaw! pie? Why, pie is what every
one collars, for it's just bully: that's what pie
Is. Not yet satisfied, descent was made into
Printing House square restaurant in search of
the required information.
"Oh, come, pies pie; what kind are you're
going to have?" said the waiter, and from him
to the proprietor the writer turned, seeking
the information:
pie, he said, ''you know what it is as well
as do. It's good thing to go alone on or to
top off with. Them's pies there; all kinds in
their season." Turning to one of the GOO con-
sumers of pie, who every day make the demand
for pie in this small place alone run away up to
2oO, he was told not to question any of Webster
definitions. as he was an authority. sit is an
article of food consisting Of paste. with a some
thing-now that something, which so annoys
you, is the best thing, both in the makeup of
the definition and of the pie, in my opinion.
Why, sir, so toOthsome have they made pies.
that we, as nation, have become famous as
pie-eaters and pie-makers. 1t is national
industry"
interested in the mental calculation of the
amount of money expended i'm catering to the
taste of the pie-eaters. the figures reached such
an amount, passing into the sixth decimals, that
the writer was unwilling, without facts based
on official authority. CLEANED after patient
hunt and inquiry from the leaders of the trade
to make his calculation known. Yet he was be-
low the amount officially given.
In the estimates which follow no mention is
made of the small bakeries which bake pies for
neighbOrhOOd consumption. Only larger bake
res of the score which make a speciality of pies
and which distribute them to coffee and cake
saloons. and groceries and eating houses, are
considered In this estimate. also. the trade
done between the Battery and Harlem river
bridge alone ia taken into account, and no ac-
count is taken fthe many bakeries in Brooklyn
and Jersey City which find ready and quick
sales for this dyspepsia diet in the me-
trOpOlis The pie-eaters of Brooklyn and Jersey
City, except the distinguished persons of those
places who will be mentioned. are not noted.
The curious who desire to know what is the
consumption Of pies in the three cities will add
one-third of the New York account to the city's
consumption. and they will have the full and
total figures for the three cities.
In the weekly consumption of merchandise
USED In the manufacture of pies sold from
wagons to restaurants and lunch rooms. there
of flour, 500 barrels: of apples 500 barrels; of
suet and butter, 100 hundred weight; of sugar
$4,000 worth; of milk. $4,000 quarts, and of
eggs, IL, 600 dozens. In their season. of course,
an endless amount of small fruits and berries is
used.
The principal bakery in the CITY of the class
referred to which distribute from wagons is the
New York Baking Company. The buildings
occupied by this company are large brick houses,
and it is busy hive. The information was
picked up as the reporter went from one depart
ment to another. Peering into the capacious
cellars he was told:
There are stacked in there now over $40, 900
worth of canned fruit"
us canned fruit gOOd?"
How does that pie taste you're munching
First rate, fresh and sweet as homemade
pie"
"Wel. its made of canned fruit But lust
tackle that one there that you're looking at"
While the tackling process was going on he
continued:
''We make apple pies from green apples as
long as they last but at all times have to bake
standard article for the class which has a high
educated taste We are pie-eatng people
There is no one particular class or crowd of the
people that take more kindly to the pie than an
other. The rich and poor, the high and low, the
dignified statesman and the horny handed ION
of toll, alike find comfort in the consumption of
this culinary mystery"
"Oh. how about mnce?'
Well all can say about the mnce is. that
In this establishment it is composed of meat
cider and spices, as pure as gold. We cannot
afford to adulterate it. The people would not
tolerate it. We are known by the quality of our
pies, and we keep up to the standard we have
fixed"
First comes apple, then mince and lemon
These are the stand-byes all the year through.
OF course there are others, and they rate on our
list as follows: Apple, mince. lemon, custard.
cOcOanut and pumpkin. In the season of ber-
ries and fruits there are blackberry cherry, cur
rant, cranberry, gooseberry. grape, peach plum
raspberry, rhnbarb, strawberry, squash and
whOrtleberry.'
xviii you please write down about what is
the amount of money expended in the city every
year on pes?"
Il cannot tell; but 1 can give about the
amount we and the other bakeries spend who do
the distributing business. The amount is close
on to 1000. OOO
AS the reporter withdrew from the shop he
overheard the man saving: ''Well, that young
man is pie-eater. and ranks with Beecher of
Brooklyn; and Mayor Taussiig, and Congress-
man Hardenbergh OF Jersey City"
Before closing his round in search of informa-
ton. the reporter accOsted bootblack, asking:
What kind OF pic do you like?"
'Appe."
why apple?"
Cause we knows apple, and can tell what
gitten' left: Besides, apples film and it amt
got so much Of the bullet stuff in it that hurts
yer wild der gripes."
Pleasing Habits Of the ssBOOmer.', an
Old Kangaroo.
From the Montreal Star.
Lamblike as is the face Of the kangaroo, ten
der and soft as are his eyes, he is by no means
as gentle as he looks. Like the heather Chinee,
his countenance bellies him, and there are few
more exciting and withal dangerous sports
than kangaroo shooting. To the hunter seek
ing for some new sensation, visit to Aus
tralia in search Of kangarOOs can be recon-
mended. 1t requires feet horse to run an
''old man" down if he gets fair chance to
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