Christena Ornburn was 72 when she took the train to NYC to compete in the 1949 Pillsbury Bake-off. She had lost her husband of 50 years in 1947, so her son accompanied her & watched his mom bake on the national stage. Here's her story.
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Not-your-average white cake, filled with a cherry coconut walnut filling by Mrs. Ome Ornburn, an award-winning baker whose name should be known
