Wigan's pies - overrated?

[Deleted member 58678]

You do know the Wigan "pie eaters" thing doesn't have anything to do with a pie from the bakers/chippy, don't you?

It comes from a miners strike in the 1920s when the government stopped food deliveries going to the towns around Wigan, St Helen's, Leigh etc. and tried to starve them out of their strike. Wiganers folded first and ended their strike and the people of the other towns said Wiganers, being the first to break the strike, were the first to eat "humble pie" and the term "pie eaters" came about.

Wiganers try and cling on to the actual pie thing to mask the view in their surrounding towns that they are soft bastards. They've almost had the truth erased from memory as they try and claim that it's all been about their local bakers making good pies when their pies are of no real significance compared to any others.

 

[jimharri]

Re: Wigans pies - overrated?

The best ever meat & potatoe pies are from Rothwells in Houghton green in the 70s. Ahhhh the golden memories of childhood .

-- Sat Mar 08, 2014 11:45 am --

The best ever meat & potatoe pies are from Rothwells in Houghton green in the 70s. Ahhhh the golden memories of childhood .

-- Sat Mar 08, 2014 11:45 am --

The best ever meat & potatoe pies are from Rothwells in Houghton green in the 70s. Ahhhh the golden memories of childhood .

So; let me get this right. The best ever meat and potato pies are from Rothwell's in Houghton green. That's what you're saying, yes?

 

[bezer57]

You do know the Wigan "pie eaters" thing doesn't have anything to do with a pie from the bakers/chippy, don't you?

It comes from a miners strike in the 1920s when the government stopped food deliveries going to the towns around Wigan, St Helen's, Leigh etc. and tried to starve them out of their strike. Wiganers folded first and ended their strike and the people of the other towns said Wiganers, being the first to break the strike, were the first to eat "humble pie" and the term "pie eaters" came about.

Wiganers try and cling on to the actual pie thing to mask the view in their surrounding towns that they are soft bastards. They've almost had the truth erased from memory as they try and claim that it's all been about their local bakers making good pies when their pies are of no real significance compared to any others.

Yes us wiganers know !!!

 

[stony]

You do know the Wigan "pie eaters" thing doesn't have anything to do with a pie from the bakers/chippy, don't you?

It comes from a miners strike in the 1920s when the government stopped food deliveries going to the towns around Wigan, St Helen's, Leigh etc. and tried to starve them out of their strike. Wiganers folded first and ended their strike and the people of the other towns said Wiganers, being the first to break the strike, were the first to eat "humble pie" and the term "pie eaters" came about.

Wiganers try and cling on to the actual pie thing to mask the view in their surrounding towns that they are soft bastards. They've almost had the truth erased from memory as they try and claim that it's all been about their local bakers making good pies when their pies are of no real significance compared to any others.

I found out about 20 years ago when I was working with a couple of Wigan lads. I called one of them a pie eater and he got quite offended and gave me a lecture on where the term originated.
He was a proper weird beard. One of those local historian bods and a morris dancer too.

 

[steviemc]

Has anyone tried Morrison's Tin Miner's pasties, savoury filling at one end and sweet apple at the other? I'd like to try one out of curiosity.