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| My name is Mae Mueller. I'm a 58 year old housewife, | | | | Believe me, that was no small task, but I never |
| mother, grandmother and Food Service Specialist. | | | | complained about all of the hard work, because I |
| No, I don't own a big, fancy factory or anything like | | | | truly love what I do. Each and every dessert I make |
| that. My factory is my home, and when I'm not | | | | is made with all of my love. I feel that it’s |
| working, preparing food for the public, I still do all of | | | | very important for me to put all of my heart and |
| my baking right from my very own kitchen! | | | | soul into every dessert I make. |
| My baking experience began in Wonewoc, Wisconsin | | | | I truly feel that God has put me on this earth to |
| when I was 15. My mother taught me how to bake | | | | show my love through everything that I bake and |
| all different kinds of goodies such as cookies, cakes, | | | | cook, and that it's my "purpose" to make people |
| pies, candy and frosting’s. | | | | happy through my baking. |
| The one thing that stands out in my mind most of all | | | | At work I say to myself everyday, "if I can make |
| is a frosting called 7 minute frosting. I had to cook | | | | just one person happy today through my baking a |
| this frosting for 7 minutes, and I had a lot of failures | | | | cookie or making a sandwich, my heart will be full of |
| before I finally got it right. But once I did there was | | | | joy!" |
| no stopping me. | | | | Here's what a few people who tried my cookies |
| At such a tender age, I was really proud of myself | | | | have to say about them: |
| and my accomplishments. I even tried to get a job at | | | | "Your chocolate chip cookies deserve 5 stars for |
| our local bakery. But Wonewoc was a poor, small | | | | their freshness and wonderful consistency!" |
| town of about 800 people, and back in the | | | | Jerry Sprague |
| 60’s, the local business owners could only | | | | Brookfield, Wisconsin |
| afford to hire and pay their own family members. | | | | "Mae, your cookies are out of this world!" |
| In fact, we were so poor, we didn't even have a | | | | Andy Kuhn |
| bathroom, we had an outhouse. We had no hot | | | | Waukesha, Wisconsin |
| water, and we washed the dishes in a little tub on | | | | "Mae: |
| the kitchen table, because we didn't have a sink. | | | | You're a great cook. Your chocolate chip cookies are |
| Believe me, I know what it's like to grow up in hard | | | | one of a kind - the best I have ever tasted!" |
| times. We literally lived off of the land. My dad was a | | | | Barbara Klosinski |
| policeman, so we didn't have a lot of money. | | | | Waukesha, Wisconsin |
| However, we did have an acre of land and half of it | | | | "Mae: |
| was turned into a huge garden to feed our family. | | | | Your chocolate chip cookies are awesome! When you |
| My mom canned everything she could. | | | | bring them to work for us, it's impossible to eat just |
| My dad was a hunter and a great fisherman, so we | | | | one. They just melt in your mouth! |
| ate lots of venison and fish year around. It was a | | | | Shelly Bliese |
| real treat when my mother could afford to go to the | | | | North Prairie, Wisconsin |
| store and buy roast beef or chicken. | | | | "Your chocolate chip cookies are so wonderful. It's |
| That's why I value and appreciate each and every | | | | such a treat, when you bring them to work for us. I |
| dollar. | | | | love them! |
| I have about 40 years of baking experience, and I'm | | | | Nancy Sprague |
| proficient with pie crusts, breads, candies and | | | | Brookfield, Wisconsin |
| cookies. My sense of touch is so accomplished, that I | | | | If you're so inclined, won't you please try my |
| can tell just by feeling the consistency of the dough | | | | delicious cookies today? They're made with lots of |
| whether it’s ready for baking or not. | | | | love and no preservatives, and I just know you'll love |
| My professional cooking and baking career started 15 | | | | them! |
| years ago when I got a job as a cook and baker for | | | | However, if you're not satisfied with my cookies for |
| several restaurants in my community. I worked my | | | | any reason, I'll give you back your money. I think |
| way up to lead baker for a local telephone company, | | | | that's fair, don't you? |
| and I made all of the desserts for 500 people, five | | | | Blessing’s to all who read this! |