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Murphysboro Family Keeps Apple Butter Memory Tradition Alive
The Guetersloh family hosts an annual apple butter gathering for four decades, turning 10 bushels of apples into homey jars of memories. Charlie and Sharon guide the event with help from friends, using a century-old kettle and family heart to stir, simmer, and seal the butter.
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Guetersloh
Murphysboro
Charlie
Sharon Guetersloh
Sharon
Walter Guetersloh
Jonathan