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' . r l ‘ ' ' like coming home. ”The majority of people who come in say it in _ ‘ " . it’s walking into grandma's house when smells so good in here,” said Peters. “Most of ' ‘ ' .fi . ‘ y g she's done some fresh baking. it's the smell the people who come in, that's their first 0031- l ' 5 that stirs up memories of special occasions and merit. , . 5g specialtimeswithyourlovedones 'Foodhasawayofgivingyouahug.‘ , ’ ‘ ‘ 1 \ : Someone once said the good things in life Shakespeare Pies also keeps with tradition ,_ 4 ‘ g " boil down to mom and apple pie, and Shake- ofloeally sourcingtheir ingredients while mak- ‘ ‘ ‘ i : a ” speare Pies has the second part of that meted ing everything from scratch. - ‘ - 5 . V: with fresh selections featuring seasonal fruit ”We make the pastry from scratch and the z a i . 3“ fillings. fillings from scratch and put them altogether,' l “ ‘ ‘Q‘ , “- The store opened in November after being said Peters. ”it‘s all by hand, and made with ~' ’ . a mainstay along Highway 7 in Shakespeare on love.’ _ _ ' . the way to Stratford. Apparently locals would The peaches in the peach pie are from the stop in all the time asking them if they could Niagara region, while the strawberries come a move a little closer to Waterloo Region â€" and from lnnerkip. The apples are right from Mar- they got their wish. tin's apple farm just outside of Waterloo. ‘ ”There was a little bit of that. definitely," 'We like to keep everything very local. and ‘ said store manager Jenny Peters. 'We were lis- especially during the summer we try to keep ‘ - g ‘ tening to our customers. and word of mouth is our fresh fruits as local as possible.” said Peters. . ‘ . _ big with us.’ 'The majority of products we sell are found J :\ I I The family business started with original within an hour of here. we try to keep them as ‘\».‘\\\ recipes of Susie Wagler. and her husband localaspossible." “ '~\ \ ‘ Gerry. who sold the pies at garage sales and Shakespeare Pies also has a selection ofglu- .. \ fairs before deciding to open the store in 2003. ten free products with those who have dietary " “ \1. , . it's since become an mstaifion in the area, and concerns. They figure they shouldn't have miss " f“ . 7 _ , had people stopping in e time clamour'ing out on those memories either. ‘ uiixé.“ - w} for more. 'lt’s becoming more common,’ said Peters. ‘ r i:.‘;r§;§ “may? The business was taken over by their son» 'But even people with food allergies want a . ’i ‘ ~§ ' ’ I , " ~ 9;; It‘l'laW Kenton Plett and wife Bethany five years taste of home. so we‘re trying to cater to them - S i "if: I , 3w . 34;, .. ago, who were looking to expand the family as well.” ' if ,, ~ ..~‘ ~ -- business. Catering has become a big staple of the 7 1.3% o ». “ '! “lliey wanted to expand, the business was business with weddings and other events _ ‘ . l ‘ ' ‘ growing very well,~ said Peters "Waterloo just becoming big on the calendar. / \ ’1‘ ‘ ‘ .V -‘ . seemed like a nice location for it.” 'People always have great memories ~ I k “'1 I» Family still remains central to their focus, of fresh baked goods." said Peter. "So when ‘ '9 3 o. . , from the way they treat customers to the they come in for parties or family reunions or t 5 9. homey feel created by the staff events, they’re looking for something they can if! L, ' . a. 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