Hubig's New Orleans Style Pies
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Hubig's New Orleans Style Pies are a brand of fruit
and sweet-filled fried pies produced by the Simon Hubig Pie Company in New Orleans
, Louisiana
.
. He founded the Samuel Hubig Pie Company in Fort Worth, Texas
in 1922, capitalizing on baking skills he learned at his mother's bakery. In subsequent years, the company expanded to nine locations throughout the Southeastern United States
and opened its New Orleans location in 1922.
During the Great Depression, all of the locations were forced to close except the New Orleans bakery, which remained profitable. The New Orleans bakery is now the only bakery operated by the Samuel Hubig Pie Company and is located in the same Dauphine Street location in the Faubourg Marigny
it was founded in. In the 1950s, the Ramsey family became majority owners of the company, eventually bringing in the Bowman family during the 1970s.
, in addition to the famous turnover-style pie, Hubig's also made individual and family-sized pies. They offer a 100% guarantee on all their merchandise and buy back compromised pies to maintain quality, and frequently donate fresh products to charitable organizations in the area. The Orleans Parish jail has traditionally been one of the largest buyers of pies. The Hubig bakery remains heavily reliant on laborers rather than automated processes.
Savory Simon is the mascot
of Hubig's pies, and he is prominently featured on the packaging and the delivery trucks for their pies.
in August of 2005, the bakery's ventilation system, an exterior wall, and the roof were damaged. Production of Hubig's pies was halted and did not start again until more than four months later, January 4, 2006, after the neighborhood had clean water, reliable electricity, and sufficient gas pressure. Hubig's pies have increased slightly in cost since the storm, and the variety of flavors offered has changed. About 30,000 hand-sized pies are made a day to be delivered on the next day.
Fruit
In broad terms, a fruit is a structure of a plant that contains its seeds.The term has different meanings dependent on context. In non-technical usage, such as food preparation, fruit normally means the fleshy seed-associated structures of certain plants that are sweet and edible in the raw state,...
and sweet-filled fried pies produced by the Simon Hubig Pie Company in New Orleans
New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans is a major United States port and the largest city and metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana. The New Orleans metropolitan area has a population of 1,235,650 as of 2009, the 46th largest in the USA. The New Orleans – Metairie – Bogalusa combined statistical area has a population...
, Louisiana
Louisiana
Louisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...
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History
Samuel Hubig was born in Spain's Basque Country and immigrated to the United States after serving in World War IWorld War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
. He founded the Samuel Hubig Pie Company in Fort Worth, Texas
Fort Worth, Texas
Fort Worth is the 16th-largest city in the United States of America and the fifth-largest city in the state of Texas. Located in North Central Texas, just southeast of the Texas Panhandle, the city is a cultural gateway into the American West and covers nearly in Tarrant, Parker, Denton, and...
in 1922, capitalizing on baking skills he learned at his mother's bakery. In subsequent years, the company expanded to nine locations throughout the Southeastern United States
Southeastern United States
The Southeastern United States, colloquially referred to as the Southeast, is the eastern portion of the Southern United States. It is one of the most populous regions in the United States of America....
and opened its New Orleans location in 1922.
During the Great Depression, all of the locations were forced to close except the New Orleans bakery, which remained profitable. The New Orleans bakery is now the only bakery operated by the Samuel Hubig Pie Company and is located in the same Dauphine Street location in the Faubourg Marigny
Faubourg Marigny
The Marigny is a neighborhood of the city of New Orleans. A subdistrict of the Bywater District Area, its boundaries as defined by the City Planning Commission are: North Rampart Street and St...
it was founded in. In the 1950s, the Ramsey family became majority owners of the company, eventually bringing in the Bowman family during the 1970s.
Operations
Little has changed in the production of Hubig's pies since the pies were first produced. Before Hurricane KatrinaHurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was a powerful Atlantic hurricane. It is the costliest natural disaster, as well as one of the five deadliest hurricanes, in the history of the United States. Among recorded Atlantic hurricanes, it was the sixth strongest overall...
, in addition to the famous turnover-style pie, Hubig's also made individual and family-sized pies. They offer a 100% guarantee on all their merchandise and buy back compromised pies to maintain quality, and frequently donate fresh products to charitable organizations in the area. The Orleans Parish jail has traditionally been one of the largest buyers of pies. The Hubig bakery remains heavily reliant on laborers rather than automated processes.
Savory Simon
Mascot
The term mascot – defined as a term for any person, animal, or object thought to bring luck – colloquially includes anything used to represent a group with a common public identity, such as a school, professional sports team, society, military unit, or brand name...
of Hubig's pies, and he is prominently featured on the packaging and the delivery trucks for their pies.
Current affairs & Hurricane Katrina
When the city of New Orleans was struck by Hurricane KatrinaHurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was a powerful Atlantic hurricane. It is the costliest natural disaster, as well as one of the five deadliest hurricanes, in the history of the United States. Among recorded Atlantic hurricanes, it was the sixth strongest overall...
in August of 2005, the bakery's ventilation system, an exterior wall, and the roof were damaged. Production of Hubig's pies was halted and did not start again until more than four months later, January 4, 2006, after the neighborhood had clean water, reliable electricity, and sufficient gas pressure. Hubig's pies have increased slightly in cost since the storm, and the variety of flavors offered has changed. About 30,000 hand-sized pies are made a day to be delivered on the next day.
External links
- Official Hubig's Pies Website, offering nationwide delivery.
- Hubig's Pies on YatPundit.
- An article on Hubig's struggle to reopen after Katrina.
- New York Times article on the return of Hubig's Pies.
- An audio interview with Andrew Ramsey after Hurricane Katrina, which describes the process of making Hubig's pies.
- An Emeril's article by Lorin Gaudin about the pie baking process.
- A personal testimonial by Andrew Ramsey on the problems facing Hubig's after Katrina.
- http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/13/us/13orleans.html?hpwArticle citing Hubig's pies as a prop in New Orleans-based television show TremeTreme (TV series)Treme is an American television drama series created by David Simon and Eric Overmyer that premiered on April 11, 2010 on HBO. It takes its name from Tremé, a neighborhood of New Orleans...
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