The next year, Mary Alice is ten, and Joe is twelve. The children know that visiting Grandma is bound to bring adventures, so although they complain a little about having to make this summer trip, they really look forward to it. Grandma is picking gooseberries when they arrive, and she makes the children help her with it. Soon Mrs. Weidenbach, a garrulous neighbor, comes over, telling Grandma in a long-winded way that the community needs her to submit her famous gooseberry pie so that someone local can win at the county fair in the baked-goods category.
After some hemming and hawing, Grandma agrees, and Mrs. Weidenbach leaves. Then the serious baking starts. Several times, Grandma sends Joey to town to get sugar, lard and flour. Grandma bakes many gooseberry pies, and the.....
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