Simon the Pieman

The Hubig’s Pie factory burned down in the Marigny a few years ago. It has since moved to the suburbs.

From 1928:

Seventh Anniversary in New Orleans of the House of Simon the Pieman, and Simon the Pieman thanks the good people of New Orleans for having made possible the great success he has enjoyed in this fair city, and how much greater is his satisfaction on account of the fact that New Orleans, known the world over as a city of connoisseurs of good things to eat, has consumed more than ten thousand Hubig’s Famous Honey-Fruit Pies a day for the past seven years.

25,000,000 of these delicious pies have been baked and sold in New Orleans.

Verily, we have proven that quality counts.

Editor’s note: —-25 million handheld fruit pies sold in seven years. That was 98 years ago. How many Hubig’s Pies have been enjoyed over the past century?

How many of those pies have been remembered?

Regular readers know that I have something on my mind. It will have to wait, though. This is information percolating in the back of the hopper.

Next week, I will be sharing the story of a big black snake, as told to me at Betsy’s Pancake House. Then, there will be history of Mona Lisa Drive.

The, maybe I will get around to telling the tale of this unforgettable pie. Unfortunately, as far as I can tell, monkeys will not be involved.

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