--- title: National Cheese Pizza Day: Vintage Photos of a 10-Foot Pizza description: What better way to celebrate National Cheese Pizza Day than with a gigantic pizza? canonical: https://time.com/4011829/national-cheese-pizza-day/ author: Eliza Berman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-09-03T12:00:34.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T04:47:05.554Z og:title: National Cheese Pizza Day: Vintage Photos of a 10-Foot Pizza og:description: What better way to celebrate National Cheese Pizza Day than with a gigantic pizza? og:url: https://time.com/4011829/national-cheese-pizza-day/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6011dd3019b7dcda/698860ff0a4a222ea69c5cf2/150826-10-foot-pizza-01.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Ten-Foot Pizza Pie at Houston og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: National Cheese Pizza Day: Vintage Photos of a 10-Foot Pizza twitter:description: What better way to celebrate National Cheese Pizza Day than with a gigantic pizza? twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6011dd3019b7dcda/698860ff0a4a222ea69c5cf2/150826-10-foot-pizza-01.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # How to Make a 10-Foot Pizza for National Cheese Pizza Day  by [Eliza Berman](https://time.com/author/eliza-berman/)  ## Eliza Berman Berman is a senior editor at TIME. Sep 3, 2015 12:00 PM UTC  A 10-foot pizza going into the oven. A 10-foot pizza going into the oven.Joseph Scherschel—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  by [Eliza Berman](https://time.com/author/eliza-berman/)  ## Eliza Berman Berman is a senior editor at TIME. Sep 3, 2015 12:00 PM UTC National Cheese Pizza Day is upon us—not to be confused with National Pizza Day (July 10) or National Pizza Party Day (third Friday in May), similarly important days of worship for lovers of the cheesy staple. With [40% of Americans](http://time.com/44172/peak-pizza-is-here-american-appetite-for-pizza-cools-off/) eating pizza at least once a week, we hardly need a holiday to remind us to pick up a slice. But since it’s here, why not celebrate by making the largest pizza you can muster the ingredients for? That’s what these Houstonites did back in the mid-1950s, and although the occasion they were celebrating is lost to history, their feat is forever preserved by these step-by-step photos shot for, but never published in, LIFE Magazine. Though their accomplishment has been overshadowed by more modern triumphs of pizza-making glory—like this [122-inch pie](http://www.eater.com/2012/5/9/6588321/the-worlds-largest-pizza-ever-weighed-26883-lbs) made in 1990—a ten-footer is nothing to scoff at, neither then nor today. _Liz Ronk, who edited this gallery, is the Photo Editor for LIFE.com. Follow her on Twitter_ [_@lizabethronk_](https://twitter.com/LizabethRonk)_._  A 10-foot pizza going into the oven. Joseph Scherschel—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  The pans must be well-greased prior to baking. Joseph Scherschel—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Ingredients should be laid out for easy access. Joseph Scherschel—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Dough must be stretched to cover the entire pan. Joseph Scherschel—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Fusing multiple large pizzas together is less messy than creating one seamless pie. Joseph Scherschel—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  The pizzas, fully cooked, are ready to be fused together. Joseph Scherschel—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  How to make a 10-foot pizza pie, Houston, Texas - 1950s. Joseph Scherschel—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  How to make a 10-foot pizza pie, Houston, Texas - 1950s. Joseph Scherschel—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  A sizable crowd is required to consume a 10-foot pizza. 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