The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1895-12-22

near the North River with an average
daily attendance of 1900 people, in its six
dlnlng-roons disposes OF over 200 pies In
the course of every twenty-four hours.
and on special holidays. when the city Is
crowded with out-of-towu visitors. the
figures 80 up greatly. This. too, Is place
of Decent pie portions. which 20 not mp
peal so strongly to the general public
The late jag Gould became "A great bene-
factor to the pie industry when he car
ried a railroad down into the hucldeberry
pastures Of North Carolina. and carloads
Of the green fruit are now sent mp North
in June. They rpen quickly and ada one
moro to the toothsome variety OF early
fresh fruit dainties.
Besides having the reputation for pie
consumers. New York has also what is
said to be the largest pic mandatory in
the world. \ short distance up from
Canal street. on cross street few
blocks in length, there Is a tiny little shop
which. by the middle OF the afternoon, Is
empty of everything but. perhaps, dozen
MISUNDERSTANDING pies ana a plump. rosy
checked woman, who is waiting to DIS
ponse that small number The appear
nuce OF the outside IS misleading. for back
OF the little shop. spreading out and up,
is a pie bakery, from which l5,o00 pies are
sent out daily through Sew York Brook
Ign. Jersey city and Newark In summer,
aad 5000 In the cooler months.
The pic baker and maker works from
19 o'clock al night to II O'Clock the next
day, or. in the busiest season. until or
3 o'clock In the afternoon. Everything Is
as neat as hands can make It. The floor
are scrubbed white. the copper cooking
utensils and the plates are polished until
they shine.
At This season OF the year numhcrlcss
peaches IN casks. with thick covering Of
sugar 20 preserve them white and fair,
APPLES and minccmeat. crauherrics and
the pumpkin custard and cocoanut pie
mixtures, all in the big ice chests arc
ready for the nrst baking After that,
every one Is busy. \ man and a woman
are at the apple parers and can each pare
forty barrels OF apples daY-550 apples
IN a harre-not a bad days work The
men roll out the crust by hand, cover the
plates. nil the pies and recover Two mer
do nothing but break eggs all day
There are six s,rong-armei. healthy
looking women, Ave OF whom scrape ant
clean the tin plates with almost lightning
like rapidity while the sixth keere III,
pie delivery boxes white and clcan. Ap
petizing odors porvudc the building. an,
| l'hi ~ "i'''1 NV ''N''' "''''N Wv ''f'N'"e
is done. Here are ten great 10 by II fee
ovens. Inside each is a glass-covercd ga,
burner, which throws light upon tn
process of putting in and removing tn
pies This is done by means of what MP
pears to be an oar-like arrangement
twelve feet long. upon the blade of whcl
the pies ride safely In and out. The cue
tari pie has a special treatment. a six
teen-foot pole has vessel like "A tea
kettle on the end, from which tho crust
lined plates which are already in the owe
arc filed with the custard,
1t takes 200 employees to prepare an
send out daily lS.0Oo or 2o,0o0 pies. The
are delivered from forty-clght wagonl
drawn by seventy-ive horses. There ar
800 barrels OF graduated sugar used In
month. 500 barrels of apples COO barrels {
Hour, lao tierces OF lard. and, in coo