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A Ghost Story About Pies

How the revival of Pimbletts bakery tells a story of deindustrialisation in the north-west town of St Helens. Words and images by Jennifer Jasmine White.

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Nov 18, 2024
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Good morning and welcome to Vittles. Each Monday we publish a different piece of writing related to food, whether it’s an essay, a dispatch, a polemic, a review, or even poetry. This week, Jennifer Jasmine White reflects on what the repeated revivals of a historic pie tells us about de-industrialisation in the north-west of England.

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