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Clark's Pies

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138: 1148: 172:, where he built his own business. The shop passed to Percy's sons, John, Ken and Roger Clark, who have all since retired. Keith Prested now owns Clark's Pies Ltd along with his partner, Roger's daughter, Dawn Clark, who continues in the family tradition as a director of the business, which is still located at 259 North Street, Ashton Gate, 185: 27: 216:
Knives and forks are not required; the pastry is thick enough to pick up and eat in the upright position without crumbling or getting soggy. Microwaving the pie will negate these qualities, making the pie pastry soft.
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In the 1920s, (Harold, Harry) Percy Clark left his mother Mary to branch out on his own, establishing a shop in North Street,
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A printed paper bag from the 1930s states that the business was established in 1909. A shop opened on Llanmaes Street in
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they fell in love with it. They didn't realise why. It's like a giant Clark's pie with four cocktail sticks in it.
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is thick enough not to require a foil tray. Each pie has the word "CLARPIE" stamped into the pastry.
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The exact recipe of the pie filling is a closely guarded secret containing
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where it has been making pies and pasties continuously since the 1930s.
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is the nickname given to burning the upper lip with the hot filling.
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Secret of Clark's success kept under the pie lid – The Western Mail
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I can't remember not having a Clark's Pie. As soon as
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Private
Bristol
Pies
www.clarkspies.net
colloquially
nicknamed
meat pies
Cardiff
Bristol
South of Wales

Roath
Canton
World War II
rationing
Grangetown
Bedminster, Bristol
Bristol

beef
vegetables
gravy
pastry
Tash
Frank Hennessy
Cardiffians
Millennium Stadium
Ian Holloway
Bristol Rovers

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