An Orchard's Sweet Aroma

By Gwen Schoen

Now, with all of Gary's inventions and the help of three cheerful bakers in the kitchen, an average day's work results in almost 200 pies. One year on the day before Thanksgiving, the operation sold 2,300 pies, all made with fresh fruit and pumpkins in the tiny commercial kitchen.

"Their pies are wonderful," says Dulcie Robinson of Auburn. "It's great fun to visit the shop because you can watch what's going on in the kitchen through big windows. And on nice days, you can carry a piece of pie into the orchard and sit at picnic tables under the trees. You have to bring your own coffee, but there's no way you can beat the pie."