Comments on: Pie Eating Contest, Manchester County Fair, New York, 1950

By: Ezio

Ezio — Sat, 28 Jul 2007 00:20:15 +0000

Charles, my friend. I like this picture too. I remember my childhood, my best time of peace and innocence. Thanks for the memories. Please, carry on always!

By: jordan

jordan — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 15:35:42 +0000

i love this

By: Raul Alvarez

Raul Alvarez — Wed, 20 Sep 2006 21:33:52 +0000

Get aload of the woman on the right, with her bowling shoes and want-be capri pants.

By: Sassy Lu

Sassy Lu — Wed, 13 Sep 2006 19:25:29 +0000

Is it just me, or does the gentleman (judge, maybe) in the backround look like Mr. Phoenix???

By: Tim Severs

Tim Severs — Wed, 13 Sep 2006 19:12:07 +0000

Looks like fun. I bet it got messy afterwords.

By: Mike from cleveland,Ohio

Mike from cleveland,Ohio — Sun, 10 Sep 2006 13:40:22 +0000

It looks as though the first day of The school fair is moving along quite smooth.The “Art of Personal Living ” class is doing their demonstration for “Please your Partner Week”! The whole idea seems to have been orchestrated by the devious Miss Ballard,(The Teacher in the center).She seems to be enjoying this way too much.

By: rob

rob — Sat, 09 Sep 2006 20:10:55 +0000

Charles, you are the greatest.

As I poked around in Los Angeles Thrift Shops I always wondered why all those little slides were going to waste.

You are a hero of unknown description for resurrecting them, commenting about them, sharing them.

We are thrilled with your work and hope you will continue with great success.

And, thankyou so much for sharing.

By: Sheri

Sheri — Sat, 09 Sep 2006 18:58:04 +0000

I love that Rita Hayworth style!

By: zack

zack — Sat, 09 Sep 2006 15:17:37 +0000

oh, manchester, so much to answer for

By: Miss Sharon

Miss Sharon — Fri, 08 Sep 2006 21:46:46 +0000

Howdy Sweet-as-pie Mr. Charles!

The arrival of the fair is truly exciting — cute lil’ animals, fun rides, and delish food. In the spirit of the fair, I will relax my etiquette rules and allow all attending the freedom to eat ice cream from a cone, to point at wonderful things with wild abandon, and to sit and stand in various states of slouching and leaning with no 45 degree foot angles to adhere to! It gives me a shiver to embrace so much freedom, but the opportunity to eat funnel cakes and admire a darling goat only come once a year. At least in my house.

This slide ALSO gives me a bit of a shiver. The shirtlessness, the likely fruity residue on faces, the potential of bodily unpleasantness when the competition is over … it all makes eating a flaky crust a lot less appealing. But I will persevere in my pie themed entry. Today I consult “Aunt Jenny’s 12 Pies Husbands Like Best Recipe Book” (1952). Oh Aunt Jenny! She’s so crazy about “Spry’s ‘Water-Whip’ method” that she dedicated a whole cookbook to using the shortening in the favorite pie styles of men. I prefer to think of lovely Aunt Jenny as a passionate Spry fan and not a shortening shill.

I know it seems doubtful that all men everywhere would like the same 12 pies, but listen to Aunt Jenny: “Any one of these recipes is sure to be pie to his liking — they were chosen because they’re the pies that surveys, research, letters in my mail show most men like best. So begin anywhere — run your own popularity contest — see which pie wins him!” What are these miracle pies, you say? Let’s take a look and see:

Regal Cream-on-Chocolate Pie
Deep-Dish Blueberry Pie
Heritage Pumpkin Pie
“His Favorite” Apple Pie
Dreamy Banana Cream Pie
Old-South Butterscotch Pie
Crumbly Top Apple Pie
Luscious Lemon Meringue Pie
Cherry Trellis Pie
Best Coconut Custard Pie
Coronation Peach Pie
Hot N Hearty Steak Pie

Oh. Where did that last one come from? I’m sure it’s delectable. Out of place. But wonderful. Steaky! Hearty! Piey!

So there’s the list! Is your favorite on there? Have a date this weekend, ladies? Make him the Hot N Hearty Steak Pie for dinner and maybe Dreamy Banana Cream for dessert! Mmmm. Pie.

xoxo!
Miss Sharon