RC Cola and Moon Pie Festival, June 19 2010

Saturday June 19t I got the opportunity to actually go to the RC Cola and Moon Pie festival in Bell Buckle ,TN.  It was a cute little festival that has been around for 15 years, mostly arts and crafts.  For those who may not have heard of either of these RC Cola is a cola soft drink that apparently was mostly in rural areas a while back, before Coke and Pepsi made their way to every town and village in the United States.  I personally remember this being the cola of choice at my house while growing up.  I think it was a few cents cheaper and that was the real reason we had it and not Coke.  A Moon Pie is this “treat” of a marshmallow like center with two cake kind of things covered in chocolate.  I say marshmallow like and cake kind of thing because I don’t think they actually qualify as either but they aren't that bad.  While not being from the south I can not say this with any real certainly but my understanding is that a summer time treat was going to the local store and having an ice cold RC and Moon Pie.  So the festival is trying to keep alive the memory of these good old days.  

Bell Buckle seems to be a very small town but quaint and historic and the festival is an opportunity to visit during an interesting time and share in an old custom. If you make it on time you can even get a piece of the world’s largest Moon Pie (unfortunately I did not make it).  

While there you might even be lucky enough to see a local politician who is running for office with Ab Lincoln.

But remember to pick up your own RC and Moon Pie.