What wonderful memories! Just last wk I mentioned to my husband of 57 years how I wish we could buy the Appian Way Pizza Mix again. That was the first taste of pizza I had because as far as my family knew, there were no pizza places in Knoxville, TN in the late 40's early 50's. Mama tried the Chef-Boy-R-Dee but we preferred the Appian Way mix. I think she just tried it because it was something new she saw on the shelf. After I married, that's the mix I always purchased & even when my husband became an Air Force Chaplain, I purchased it in the Commissary until it was no longer available in the 80's. Our two kids loved it as I would doctor it up a lot. I think Shakey's Pizza Palace was probably the first place where we had pizza other than from the box. We were thrilled to find a Shakey's on the island of Okinawa in 1975. We always ordered the pepperoni pizza. I enjoyed the history & all the comments.I well remember Amy Vanderbilt & still refer to her at times & Betty Furness. I've tried making pizza crust but never developed a "feel" for dough. My next order to KAF will include the pizza flour. Oh, must tell you the very first word my grandson said at 8 months was "PIZZA!". He loved it then & still loves it. Thanks for such a great post. Looking forward to your next one.

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