NEW ORLEANS – A favorite New Orleans confection is making a comeback seven years after a devastating fire ended production.
Hubig’s Pies will be produced again next year in suburban Jefferson Parish, the Louisiana Economic Development agency said in a news release.
Hubig’s made hand-sized turnovers with a glazed crust and fillings of chocolate, coconut or a variety of fruits. Sealed in waxy white and yellow paper wrappers, each emblazoned with a caricature of a chef known as Savory Simon, the pies were prominent for decades at retail checkout counters, including grocery outlets, drug stores and hardware stores.
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