The Mystery of the Hot Mince Pie

One of the most interesting and mysterical food served on a cannery ship on its way to Alaska was described by Max Stern in his articles published by the Daily News in 1920:“After supper the games began again. By 8 o’clock I was desperately hungry again. But we were to have only two meals a day and I turned toward the Mexican store to spend some of my advance money for food.”“Hot mince-ee pie,” came a voice from the hatchway. It was Charlie, the Chinese cook. How thoughtful of him, just at the time when we were growing desperate for … Continue reading The Mystery of the Hot Mince Pie