WRiter: pHreaKie
Title: Pop N. Fresh
Type: Misc
Date: 3/19/98

Veteran Pillsbury spokesman Pop N. Fresh died Wednesday of a
severe yeast infection. He was 71. He was buried Friday in one of the
biggest funerals in years. Dozens of celebrities turned out including
Mrs. Butterworth, the California Raisins, Hungry Jack, Betty
Crocker, and the Hostess Twinkies.

The graveside was piled high with flours, as longtime friend Aunt
Jemima delivered the eulogy, describing Fresh as a man who "never
knew he was kneaded."

Fresh rose quickly in show business, but his later life was filled with
turnovers. He was not considered a smart cookie, and wasted much of
his dough on half-baked schemes. Still, even as a crusty old man, he
was a roll model to millions. Fresh is survived by his second wife. They
had two children, and one in the oven.....