- Streusel crumb crust apple pie
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- Ed Hale's family has grown sugar beets in California's Imperial Valley for three generations. This pie—a family favorite—is best served the same day it's baked and with a big scoop of vanilla ice cream.
- Grandma Goodwin's famous fudge
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- This is a staple during the holidays at the Goodwin house. Ben Goodwin is the general manager of the California Beet Growers Association.
- Spiced oatmeal cookies
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- Joan Osterkamp, wife of sugar beet farmer Mark Osterkamp, says kids love these nutritious cookies any time of year. Don't worry about precise stirring. "Actually, these cookies taste best when thrown together with a lot of love."
- Potato candy
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- Joan Osterkamp, mother of farmer Mark Osterkamp, offers a time-honored treat: potato candy.
- Christmas ornament cookies
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- Mary Osterkamp, wife of sugar beet farmer and Imperial County Farm Bureau President Mark Osterkamp, says making Christmas ornament cookies is a family tradition that stretches back generations.
- Mom's apple pie
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- Betty Carr makes her double-crust apple pies fresh, by hand, using locally grown Gravenstein apples and an old recipe she learned in a college home economics class.
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