Mrs. Wagner's Pies were single-serving
pie
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s sold in
waxed paper
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The practice of oiling parchment or paper in order to make it semi-translucent or moisture-pro ...
, produced by the Wagner Baking Company, originally located in
Ocean Grove, New Jersey
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, and later in
Brooklyn, New York
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The eponymous Mrs. Wagner was selling homemade pies in
, as early as 1897. She was Mary J. Wagner, wife of William Wagner; she died in Ocean Grove on March 31, 1911, aged 72.
In September 1940, The ''Newark News'' described Mrs. Wagner's Pies as the "largest pie bakery in the country, with its home plant in Newark and five branches as far west as Chicago." Its president at the time was F.W. Birkenhauer.
The company ceased operations in July 1966.
In popular culture
The pies are mentioned in "
America
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," a 1968 song by
Simon and Garfunkel
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.
"America" (lyrics) – paulsimon.com.
Retrieved December 25, 2019
References
External links
Prominent Families of New Jersey, 2000Video history of Mrs. Wagner's Pies, 2018Image of Mrs. Wagner's Pie Truck, 1936Polo Grounds advertisements including one for Wagner Pies
Brand name desserts
Brand name pies
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