As easy as pie… with 40 people plus

The pies are a creative approach to fundraising and make it possible for the facility to arrange for improvements it might not ordinarily be able to afford. Last year, the two-day event, in which close to 50 people volunteered, raised $4,500.

“As part of the Nova Scotia museum family we receive funding that’s enough to sustain us, but we use this extra for site improvements,” said manager Roger D’Entremont.

Last year’s apple pie proceeds went towards a $4,000 electric range.

With lots of people peeling apples, making and rolling dough, filling pies, sprinkling cinnamon and sugar, trimming edges and tucking the finished product in bags, the cheerful crew averaged 100 pies an hour for a total of 1,100 over the Nov. 7/8 weekend. They were loaded onto a large wooden sheet in lots of 50 and placed in the back of a half-ton truck for a short ride to a local fish plant where they were flash frozen and returned to smaller on-site freezers later in the day.

Le Village will be selling the pies for $5/each, including some made with Splenda, as long as quantities last.

To check for availability call 1-888-381-8999. As of Nov. 12, 700 pies were sold.

To bake, place frozen pie in microwave oven for 15 minutes on high, then transfer to oven for 15 minutes at 350 degrees.