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Since 1929, the Blue Bonnet Cafe in Marble Falls has earned an esteemed reputation for serving up smiles and their world-famous pies, which have been featured in publications such as Travel + Leisure and Southern Living. What you might not know is that the cafe性视界传媒檚 name comes from the vintage cotton bonnet hat, not the state flower.
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Texas is no stranger to serving up a good slice of pie!
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As its popularity grew, pecan pie was frequently advertised in local newspapers. In 1926, the Corpus Christi Caller-Times ran an ad promoting homemade pecan pies for just 10 cents at a local 性视界传媒渇ive-and-dime性视界传媒 store. The Comanche Chief reported on Aug. 8, 1913, that 性视界传媒渁ny family in Texas can purchase a bushel of pecans from some pecan grower in the fall and性视界传媒 make many性视界传媒 delicious dishes.性视界传媒 In 1921, the San Saba Pecan Company offered to send customers a recipe for Mrs. Bell性视界传媒檚 famous pecan pie, claiming it was 性视界传媒渢he best pie your hubby or sweetheart ever ate.性视界传媒
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