Pies
It seems that William Penn had two elderly aunties reknowned for their fruit pies. The aunts lived in a village in Britain whose citizenry for years happily paid the asking price for the ladies' succulent pastries. But one day the ladies were arrested and tossed in jail, because of their Quaker activities.
The villagers moaned and groaned at being cut off from their favorite dessert. Finally, after much protest outside the prison, they persuaded the jailers to allow the ladies to make and sell their pies from behind bars. Because of the difficulties involved in production from jail, however, the ladies were forced to raise the price on their pies.
Then the villagers protested yet again! They were unhappy with the Pie Rates of Penn's Aunts.
( Get it??)
(Thanks to Henry Selters, good Quaker from Albuquerque, for this wretched tale.)
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