The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-10-06
PIE IS THE STAPLE
The Great American Delicacy Is in
Lively Demand at the Gen.
trail High School.
Pupils Almost Mob Nearby Pie
Foundries at Recess-Would
Like Lunch Counter.

Conditions make the man, and the con-
ditions at Central high school are fos-
tering and developing the national ten
dency to pie. The striking Of the gong
at IL 80 is the signal for great pie orgie
The students drop their text books and
make a swift dash for the bakery, the
little confectionery and grocery store, and
the itinerant cart standing near the curb.
heavily loaded down with large, rich,
greasy looking pies.
The girls, who patronize the grocery
and confectionery store, have greater va
riety In their menu than the boys; yet
these were the orders given yesterday
by the hungry hordes who swooped in a
minute after the gong struck:
coanut pie" Got any apple pie?'' Il
want half mince." Three sugared
worth Of doughnuts.'' "Three walnut
marshmallows and three sugared dough
nuts" "Three cents of Judges and two
of chocolate creams" "A nickel's worth
of mixed chocolates
! Two among the thirty or more who
passed In at one door and out OF anothel
within two minutes after recess was an
nounced, ordered ham sandwiches, anc
one strong minded looking girl, disregard
ing the sweets, squandered her whole
nickel on just plain, common cinnamon
rolls.
The boys who make up the clientele
of the pie cart and the bakery, simply con
fine their midday sustenance to pie, ant
modified pie, or apple turnovers.
Wholesome North Side Lunches.
Dramatically different are the condi
lions at the North high, the one schoo
in the city which boasts lunch counter
There the pupils in a big, yet absolutel!
orderly procession, pass between the on
and two-cent counters which have beer
wheeled out Of the lunch room. On tn
penny counter are ranged six big pan
full Of cinnamon rolls, two of plain cake
a basket of apples, and a large tray hlle'
with glasses of milk The two-cent coun
ter displays trays Of nut. ham. an.
grass sandwiches, apple turnovers, and
y perhaps, some more expensive plain cake
Nobody grabs, for here table manners ar
au fait and, besides, there are hall
dozen of the fourth-year pupils L
white aprons to pass out al that IS ashe
} for There is just one possible draWbac
to the system and that is that tickets ar
} the only medium of exchange; unless tn
tickets are handed over, nothing can
had. and Of one has forgotten change, an
ones friends are "broke.' Barmec1d
feast by the water cooler Is the pltter a.
tentative.
} But tickets or no tickets, the Centre
t high school people want a lunch-counter.
"You bet, we'd like lunch countel
where we could get some decent SAND
wiches." said one girl.
"And hot chocolate" fervently re
marked a pale, ascetic-looking girl.
Soup? it's too greasy, but we'd lik
ice cream said another.
. "And maybe they'd serve the pie NJ
at a lunch counter" meditated fourt]
"And perhaps they'd let us go dow
r during a vacant period" hopefully sus
gested a fifth.
The boys were just as willing. Aske
as to what they'd like, a stalwart-lool
q ing youth fairly flung out the word
). ice cream and cake" Another sai'
> .We'd like some sandwiches. the kir
+ with pickles between, you KNOW -.
q "And we like apple turnovers, <whe
= they're hot" thoughtfully remarked
= studious-looking lad. Champagne ar
a quail on toast were also suggested {
= pleasing and palatable articles Of die
a Don't forget to put down that the hea1
+ end Of the football team wants luncl
= counter" was the last thing called on
- whereupon the '"end' modestly blushe
!, and asserted that that wouldn't &c
+ any ice."