January 31, 2015, Saturday - Making History: 1950s Family Day at Mill City Museum

Time: Noon - 3:00pm

Location: Mill City Museum, 704 2nd Street South

Make Aprons and Mock Apple Pie During 1950s Family Day

Fee: Programs included with museum admission of $11 adults, $9 seniors and college students, $6 children ages 6-17; free for MNHS members.

Join Wendy Freshman and Kristin Jansson as they lead an apron-making craft and discuss their new book "Making History: Have a Blast with 15 Crafts." Guests can also learn how to make a "mock" apple pie, which tastes just like an apple pie but is made with Ritz crackers. Invented by pioneers, the mock apple pie had a revival during WWII and the 1950s. Other activities include a history player performance, brownie baking demonstration, and a display of 1950s inspired aprons and aprons made from flour sacks.