Sargents pie factory Darlinghurst on the corner on Palmer and Burton St, one of my aunties lived in Palmer St and when we used to go for lunch there back in the late sixties and early 70s we often had pies from there and they were yummy, i remember my aunty would serve the pies for me and my sister on a plate and she would cut them into quarters for us.
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Great story.
I had a grandma who made the best of apple pies. Very traditional English recipe ( although her dads line were French). The pastry was unbelievable. It was supposed to be handed down- it’s been lost for 30 years in my big family, but there’s always rumours someone has it.
My recollection is that it was perfect, never too dry or moist, a bit heavier but not a burden and the perfect complement to the apples. It took an age to make.
For her era, grandma was extremely modern looking, a friend of David Niven no less. She was forgiving of ex cons, turned a blind eye to homosexuality ( rare in Queensland 1958-1986 where she lived) liked to see people do well and big on animal rights and balanced development. Not exactly a jo bjelke person, but still a loyal British subject. She was an actress at some stage, but not famous and I think her lines were never longer than a couple of words. Another claim to fame is that she had a wig contract, where they cut her hair and made wigs and extensions or something.
Sargeants were a class pie. All those meat pies were cooked to a standard back then and a single pie was usually enough. Two or three barely hits the sides these days.
And Horrie would remember that back in the day, the pie pretty much kept its flavour to the last bite. No glubby jelly stuff that oozes out of it. Proper chunks of meat, like a chunky casserole, sauce in proportion!
She drove a valiant regal torque flight. Push button automatic. Two tone, top of the range. Green and beige like our old beloved Sydney buses!
Here’s a similar stock one.
And the killer automatic gear selector ( why can’t they build these now?!):
