Famous cafe makes Thanksgiving pies

MARBLE FALLS (KXAN) - The Blue Bonnet Cafe in Marble Falls braced themselves for the Thanksgiving rush Thursday. Owner John Kemper said his restaurant does the most business this time of year. Cooks prepared 2000 pies to handle customers picking them up and dining in.

"I think it just has a very homemade taste at a restaurant," said customer Jane Courtney. She and her husband drove down from Pflugerville. They had their coconut meringue pie boxed up before they took one bite of the traditional turkey and dressing they ordered. "It looks like they just pulled it out of the oven," said Courtney.

By noon, the line of customers waiting for a table stretched into the parking lot. The restaurant has built up a booming business since they opening in 1929.

"You have to have good food to be in business this long," said Richard Jones. The last time Jones dropped by he was on date in 1957. He was stationed at Ft. Hood with Elvis Presley. "You know, I don't remember that much," said Jones. "I was concentrating on my future wife."

Jones now lives in St. Louis. This was his first Thanksgiving without his wife who recently passed away. He felt proud to share pie with his grandchildren more than 50 years later at the same restaurant where sparks flew with their grandmother.