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Conger Reynolds newspaper clippings, 1916-1919

Clipping: ""Home Is Where The Pie Is"" Page 1

HOME IS WHERE THE PIE IS
Photograph by S.C., A.E.F.
"Home is where the heart is" --
Thus the poet sang;
But “home is where the pie is”
For the doughboy gang.
Crullers in the craters,
Pastry in abris --
This Salvation Army lass
Sure knows how to please!

Watch her roll the pie crust
Mellower than gold;
Watch her place it neatly
Within its ample mold;
Sniff the grand aroma
While it slowly bakes—
Though the whine of "Minnie" shells
Echoes far awakes.

Tin hat for a halo!
Ah, she wears it well!
Making pies for homesick lads
Sure is “beating hell”;
In a region blasted
By fire and flame and sword,
This Salvation Army lass
Battles for the Lord!

Call me sacrilegious
And irreverent, too;
Pies? They link us up with home
As naught else can do!
“Home is where the heart is”—
True, the poet sang;
But “home is where the pie is”
To the Yankee gang!

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HOME IS WHERE THE PIE IS Photograph by S.C., A.E.F. "Home is where the heart is" -- Thus the poet sang; But “home is where the pie is” For the doughboy gang. Crullers in the craters, Pastry in abris -- This Salvation Army lass Sure knows how to please! Watch her roll the pie crust Mellower than gold; Watch her place it neatly Within its ample mold; Sniff the grand aroma While it slowly bakes— Though the whine of "Minnie" shells Echoes far awakes. Tin hat for a halo! Ah, she wears it well! Making pies for homesick lads Sure is “beating hell”; In a region blasted By fire and flame and sword, This Salvation Army lass Battles for the Lord! Call me sacrilegious And irreverent, too; Pies? They link us up with home As naught else can do! “Home is where the heart is”— True, the poet sang; But “home is where the pie is” To the Yankee gang!