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Mary Beem Mary Beem offers her hush-hush advice for making the perfect pie. “Take it to someone when they’re hungry,” she laughs. “That’ll be the best pie they’ve ever eaten, guaranteed.” Beem, who learned how to make ethereal pies some 60 years ago from her mother, 98-year-old Fern Long, favors chocolate crèmes. “They’re easy to make and always a crowd pleaser,” admits Beem, a charter member of the Eudora Baptist Church who has plied congregants with countless pies. Beem says her neighbor, Gloria Bagby, makes a mean pie, too. “From scratch, of course,” she says. “There are quite a few good pie bakers in Eudora.” Beem’s original pie recipe came from the familiar red plaid Better Homes and Gardens cookbook that she received for a wedding gift as a young bride. “It’s been through a lot,” she says. “Once I left it by a burner, and it caught fire. The pages are splattered and stick together.” Beem doesn’t make homemade crust, but her fillings rival blue ribbon prize-winning pies. “My mom has made pies for 85 years,” says Beem. “I learned from her—you take your time, make it the best it can be.”
ABOVE INSET Fern Long and her daughter Mary Beem have enjoyed making pies together for years.
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