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There are times when I try to imagine what life was like for my sweet, hardworking German grandmother, Laura Schilling Stutzman, in the early 1900s in Woodbury. Along with all the other chores that were expected of farm women in those days, the family lore was that she made a pie every day! When my sister and I came from The Cities and stayed with our grandparents for a few weeks in the summer, we would be in awe, watching Laura make a pie in record time out of whatever fruit was in season. There were always a few leftover pie crust pieces that we would sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar, which she would bake alongside her daily dessert creation. One day, it might be the traditional apple pie, hot out of the oven served with a slice of cheese. The next day, it might be a strawberry-rhubarb pie or a combination of various available fruits just picked from her garden. My sister and I both learned from her how to roll out the dough and make homemade delicious pies for our friends and families throughout the years.
The tradition continues from generation to generation.
Patty Stutzman Paulus is a board member of the Woodbury Heritage Society. Discover more at woodburyheritage.org.
