Edna Gelder 1954
Mrs. Gelder lived on Routes 5 & 20 west of Geneva, near the Seneca Castle Road. She was a well-known baker and was famous for her Christmas fruitcakes. (If you’ve only had the storebought, dry cakes with waxy fruit, you need to try a homemade fruitcake.) For many years, she sent one to the White House, and shipped them to New York City for sale.
Mrs Gelder was a great baker! We lived for a time not far from her on the Post Farm. My uncle volunteered with other men from the Methodist Church to deliver her baked goods on Saturday as she had lost most of her eye sight and couldn’t drive. Old school nice lady who is a very fond memory.