Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1891-07-25
PIES BY THE MILLION.
FACTORIES THAT PRODUCE r
GREAT AMERICAN STAPLE.

Scores of Ovens ttited with RES %
sizes and shape.
Americans are great pie eaters. or N
the reputation Of being such, any W
For "a great many years the consumpt
of these savory edibles has been loo
upon ~ one OF our most distinguish
/ characteristics. and there IL no do
that there Is good ground for this be
/ for there Is no place on the globe wi
the subject of pie making and pie ca
has received so much attention.
And when II comes 10 pie eating,
| York city Is not behind the rest OF
| Union. for Il Is estimated that In
CITY there are consumed daily not
than Il, 900 of these somewhat indig
ible daintiesl
FROM WHENCE COME THEyf
But where do they all come fromf
question that Is frequently asked
The majority Of them are manufactu
In small bakeries around town. but Oh
are several concerns. each OF which
kept going day and night. ard produ
from 1900 to $4,000 pies OF all
daily every day Of the week, mount
into millions In the course OF year.
A reporter visited one Of these iuime
pie factories Il Is located on SulliN
street.-not a very desirable locality
would seem, but the Interior was as d
as a pin
II was surprising to see how ev
branch Of the business was conduct1
Everything moved along with really
tomato precision.
The entire building is divided into =
arate departments. In one departme
the manufacture of mincemeat Is CARR
ON by machinery: In another the fruit
prepared, while in a third the immer
quantity Of dough that Is used Is MAJ
The fruit is peeled by machinery and 4
by hand.
In the room where the pies are maI
there are several long tables at which y
! eral men stand
, The dough Is brought to them In Lad
. buckets holding about thirty pounds
: lump is then put ON the table and roi
out, cut in small squares and laid on \
) plates. These plates are then hand
/, along to man who stands ready. vi
!, knife in hand. to shave off the ends Of \
Z dough which hang over the outsideI
b the plates.
The plates are then placed in rows ID
wooden tray and taken To the fruit cod
: ter TO receive their "insides." The m
at the fruit counter hold large wood
= spoon In their hand. and as the tray com
J. before them they supply each pan lib'
r ally with fruit or sauce. as the case IN
be. Tho plates are then replaced ON
trays and carried to another table. whs
. they receive the top crust. after VIII
Ie they are put on an elevator and sent
the cellar, where they are baked.
IS There are half score OF ovens In I
u place, each Of which will hold 400 Il
. cent pies. or 1875 fourteen cent pies
four cent pies are retailed at five ce
L. and the fourteen cent article sells
IS twenty cents.
Il requires two men to run an ov
ia one man stands ut the door Of the O.
u and directs his partner where TO put
next consignment. The man who pia
the pies in the oven holds In his hane
long, shovel like arrangement witt
re handle fifteen or twenty feet long.
r., pies are put on the shovel in couples
e, are then put in to bake.
ns This takes twenty minutes, and VI
y finished the hot and juicy dainties are
W moved, put in cases and sent to the "
ons.
FORTY WAGONS HAULING PIES.
. There are many other details come,
with the business that have not
spoken of. For instance, in one dep
ment seven women are employed all
:. long washing tin plates, which are d
u by an improved steam apparatus.
y The busiest time around the built
a. Is at 8 O'Clock. when the hands 6
Ut work There are not less than one
or dred and ten people employed In
b. factory They work until . o'cloc
the afternoon. and then leave. on
return ut a corresponding hour the
4 lowing morning.
y, The drivers begin TO GO out on
daily rounds at 4 80 O'Clock in the N
:. ing, and all return by noon, for the
no sale for pies in the afternoon. !
quires thirty five wagons TO suppl,
company's customers in New York,
n sew City and Brooklyn. and there
". five more wagons in Newark, for
=, o. ark is also a great pie eating district
- There is no doubt but that this
q. largest place of its kind in America
manufacture Of pies In not confin,
any one sire; there are small pies
sell for 0 cents. medium size that
- 10 cents and the large size that sell I
cents. In addition an immense qua
of '.home made" pies, sold at -
red each, are manufactured for the &C
mediation Of restaurant keepers.
. There is every variety Of pie.
RED. Of which are apple, mince. peach,
,, a lemon, cocoanut. rhubarb. plneappl
res. custard Berry pics are made wher
.Af ries are in season.
.no. To manufacture such an imr
80. stock II requires no; less than 20 b
sup Of -four. 200 quarts of milk. 5000
Cal 1900 pounds OF lard. IL barrels or
~ 1000 pounds Of sugar, besides a
AVE fruit There Is more fruit used
We ...;,i,,,, ,hao anv,h,n. also Z
asily COMPOSITION si'lii ahy au6 N'
meni show how much is used IL Is only
n'"e sary to say thai twenty barrels OF
. are used every day Although the
s. only about 5000 or 10000 OF thes
sold daily the factory could. IN nee
, and arose. produce S5 1000 day
But taking the average sales pc
say II 300, ii makes the weekly pl
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