Pies Return for Parade

TWELVE years ago, when the Towler family closed their butcher shop the famous Towler pies went with it, but this Saturday the pies will make a comeback at the Horse Festival Parade.

Renee Hunt worked in her family butcher shop and as a teenager would make the pies for two hours before going to school each morning and thought making the pies again would be a good way to raise money for Huntington’s disease, which runs in their family.

“In the last 12 months Dad has been diagnosed with Huntington’s disease, which is a disease which affects our family and his Dad had and Dad is one of eight and so far two of his siblings have inherited the disease also,” said Ms Hunt.

“So I thought why don’t we try and raise some money and awareness for Huntington’s disease and reintroduce the pies on parade day?” she said.

“Dad’s going to help us sell them on the weekend,” Renee Hunt said.

There are already 600 pies ready to sell and they haven’t finished cooking yet.

The Towler’s pie stand will be near the Campbell’s Corner car park and they will be open at 8am.

The Towler’s pies are back for the festival.

Four of the famous flavours are back:

• Beef: “The most genuine meat pie you’ll ever eat, no additives of thickeners.”
• Steak and Bacon: “Which was always really popular as well with good chunky bits of steak.”
• Bologniase: “It is a favourite with the ladies!”
• The Ned Kelly: “I think it is disgusting, but the men like it, it has egg and bacon and cheese and meat and it is enormous,” Renee laughs.

The plain pies will sell for $4.50, with the Ned Kelly’s being more expensive.

After the parade the pies will continue at the Royal Hotel’s Cafe, where a percentage of pie profits will also be given for research into Huntington’s disease.

If you would like to donate for research into Huntington’s disease visit: Huntington’s New South Wales.