On Thursday food historian Catherine Lambrecht was the guest speaker at the Clara Cummings Book Club luncheon. I first heard Cathy when she gave the program for the Zion Woman's Club (in March, 2022). This time she talked about the traditions of pie.
Illinois grows and processes more pie pumpkins than any other state. The variety shown in the photo is the hybrid most used. It is a cross between the Tennessee field pumpkin and butternut squash. The array of apples are those grown in a heritage orchard here in Winthrop Harbor. (It's not open to the public ...
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