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I called my brother today and told him I wanted him to visit me this coming fall. Told him I'd pay his airfare. I just wanted to spend time with him. He was so happy to hear that!!! Can't wait to spend some time with my brother!!! ❤🎉🎉

Katie looks like she’s about to give birth pray everything goes well for her and baby🙏🏻🙏🏻❤️

Tipper, I am so truly grateful for your channel. I have had just the most trying past few days. Being a single mom without any family nearby and my dear friends so far away, everything falls on me. Whenever I feel overwhelmed or sad, I try to remember my roots. My family, part of it, came to America before it was America. Way back in 1634, my 11th great grandfather came to Massachusetts. That farm he built is still in our family. I have walked that land just as all my ancestors have. On days like this, my thoughts are turned to them and the strength and resilience they had to of had to carry on. I think of the good strong stock I come from. Your channel is always there to bring my thoughts back to my own sound foundation. Your calm voice and confidence in your family are always able to remind me of what is truly important. What honestly comes to my mind right now is a line said by the character Zebulon Walton on The Waltons. It was something along the lines of "What's important in life is good love and hard work, and that's about it." I may have botch that really bad but that's the gist of it. Thank you for always being there with your beautiful family to give me the peace of mind that I think everyone needs so desperately these days.

The salt story! I always made a cherry pie for my FIL for any and every occasion. Once I baked the most beautiful cherry pie and i was serving when my uncle, who would say anytning, anytime, the spit his bite out and said it was horrible and too salty. I looked over at my FIL who was eating his bite graciously and said it wS winderful. Well, it wasn't wonderful! Turns out, I had grabbed the canister of canning salt instead of sugar!!! We all laughed but I'll never forget my FIL trying to eat that pue to keep from hurting my feelings!!! I've never made that mistake again,🤣🤣🤣🤣

Loved this video. Made me remember some of my ancestors, and I will share a little bit. My dad was a native american, and one of his relatives told me this. I was pregnant at the time. *Mother* means my first home. The baby hears its first drumming (the heartbeat of his/her mom and the echo of the grandmother's heartbeat). Before your baby is born, loved ones who are in heaven get to hold your baby. These words gave me so much comfort.

I love hearing the stories. That's a lot of good names for kids: Wilson, Elliot, Coleman.....

In my mind, I call the babies Jibber and Jabber to go along with the Chitter and Chatter.

these type of videos make me feel like I still have my Grandma and aunties in my life. Thank you.

I made the apple pie last night, and my 97 year old mom said, "Jenny that is a good pie," lol! I bought the cookbook, and I love it!

I’m baking my first homemade apple pie in my life!! I’m 62. What a coincidence I’m seeing this. I’m very nostalgic also about my family and think a lot about all my family members gone and my current family blessings just like you we are very blessed

OMG, I grew up in a small community in central New York and my family dug for old bottles in abandoned dumps. We found some beautiful and very unique bottles.

My grandmother dipped snuff, and I loved these glasses. Later on, snuff came in plastic glasses. They came in different colors such as pink, red, green, blue and gold. I liked those too.

I have to say I'm just sitting here with tears in my eyes. I'm thinking of my grandmother on my mother's side and wishing I had spent more time with her. But we have to keep the old ways if we can.❤

Tipper, I am Wilson/Sharp. When I started genealogy about 15 years ago, I was kind of disappointed that most of my ancestors stayed in the general area that they first settled when they came to America. We had a few more adventurous ones that headed elsewhere, but most stayed in Southern Appalachia. Now that I'm a little older, I get it. What a wonderful place it is to be born and raised there. I miss it terribly. ❤ I tear up when I see you get sentimental.

My Grandmother always saved the little glasses that the Armour Dried Beef comes in and I do the same now. It’s a perfect glass for little hands.

We just purchased several special pieces from my husband’s grandmothers estate. One of which was a collection of jelly jar glasses. About 17 of them I believe. Very special to us.

But you’re sooo right Tipper, there was a great migration over the Atlantic settled in your area , from the Carolinas to West Virginia that many don’t know about, either because their generations died out and to be honest some people have a problem with their past and where they came from .This is why your channel is sooooo important. When I mention that my daddy was a Veteran Coal Miner in the foothills of WEST Va in the 1940’s thru the late 50’ s I have gotten a side eye or 2….as if because I’m Black I should not be proud of that! But I am and keep up your rich history lessons ~Kathy

I love the idea of having only one crust, easier to do. I will try it!!!

I love old family recipes like this.

I have learned so much from you about Appalachia that we weren't taught in school. Most of what we were taught was not right even down to the pronunciation of the names. I was raised my whole life in the Ozark Mountains found in southern Missouri and Northern Arkansas and what most people know about us is wrong. Everybody thinks we are just dumb hillbillies. My Daddy traced our family back to when they came over from England. My Maiden name was Wood, no s. My Daddy was a historian and contributed to several books about the area of Arkansas where we grew up and lived. Thanks so much for teaching us about that area of the country. Bless your sweet family.

Our mother and grandmothers weren't bakers; our mom was a great cook, but we had to learn to bake ourselves; we went to the library for recipe books, or friends and family gave us recipes; I'm grateful for the gift to bake for family and friends all these years later; thank you for your wonderful stories.

Indeed Katie! That's how we keep people alive is by our memories and stories and sharing their recipes. So true.

I completely understand your feelings about that connection to the land and your family’s history. I am 5th generation on the land where I live, still surrounded by relatives. When I’m working in my yard or gardening, I often think about my grandparents, generations back, working the same land. I feel such a deep connection to this place and those gone on before me. ❤️

I deeply share your feeling of having family close and having your daughters and their children make the same steps in the same places that you did. My husband and I are overjoyed that our thirty one year old daughter and eighth month old grandson live with us. We are blessed in every way. I enjoy your channel and stories so much. You are the backbone of True America and your knowledge and wisdom is appreciated. Thank You and congratulations on your and Matt’s upcoming joys.

I've got my cookbook and plan to make this pie! Katie has to be the healthiest mama to be I've ever seen. She looks so good all the time. I can see little bit isn't so little and it looks as though he has dropped a bit. Can't wait to slap my eyes on these grand babies! I have 2 precious grandsons myself and not a day goes by that I don't thank the Lord❤

God bless Katie

Across the highway from me is a homeplace that has been deserted for 50 years. The last tenants were brother and sister, Jim and Clara, who never married and lived there all their lives. I still find snuff jars in the woods, not near the house and not in the same dumping place. I have wondered if someone tried to conceal the fact that they used snuff. The old unpainted house still stands, open to the elements. Looking through the window to Clara's bedroom, one still sees a narrow iron bed and a dress hanging from a nail on the wall. She had papered the walls with a good-quality paper and despite exposure to the elements its pattern is still intact.

Thank you Tipper for a wonderful video. All the wonderful stories of your family history and the pictures. I love the story about the salt in the pie, it reminded me of a scene from the movie Coal Miner's Daughter where Loretta gets the salt and the sugar confused and when Doolittle takes a bite he spits it out. Wait until Giblet & Gizzard are born Matt is going to take them right down Mischief Road.

I made your Aunt's apple pie yesterday for Pi Day. I wanted you to know how much my husband and I enjoyed it! And it was all the more special knowing that it came passed down through your family . Thank you so much for sharing it with us!

Tipper me and my three girls was just talking the other day about our little family. Like you it is losing and growing all at the same time. My oldest daughter said Mama I’m so glad our family gets together and eats for just any kind of celebration or holiday that we can cause you never know from one occasion to the next which chair will be the empty one. This is so true from day to day as we look around.

Can’t wait for this little boy to be born!

My great granny from Gainesville GA dipped snuff, and my grandma had her snuff jars when I was little. When my nanny moved to High Point and married my grandpa, she started chewing tobacco, and she chewed till she passed away in 2022. I love watching your channel and seeing things that bring those memories back.

This is so precious, I think as far back as my grandparents on both sides. You remind me of my cousin Margaret, she is ten tears older than me but has wealth of knowledge about my mom’s family. When my grandfather passed, we found boxes of pictures that he never spoke of. We cannot identify a lot people in the pictures, dating back to the early 1900’s. We’ll never know why he didn’t share content of those pictures. Thank you so much for sharing your family history!❤️🙏🇨🇦

I’m the youngest of twelve with a 25 year age span. I definitely grew up with the older grandchildren, some of whom we have already lost. We lost the first (and oldest) sibling 9 days before I turned 50. We were lucky to have each other for that long. Now 20 years later we still have 6 of us. 💙

I love this video history of family is one of my favorite things to do I have traced my family on my grandma side all the way to the 1700's and that led me to my great great great grandfather from England

Tipper, thank you for sharing you wonderful channel with us. Also, please tell Katie she is so precious carrying her little blessing.

Those snuff glasses brought back memories. My granny, grandpa, and aunt all dipped snuff. As did some of their neighbors. The name on the wrapper of the glass was Garret I think. I drank out of snuff glasses my whole childhood. So many memories, mannerisms, food ways, and ways of speaking my family has with yours. We are in Texas, but a few generations back they came from North Carolina and Tennessee. We are blessed with strong roots. God bless yall. Katie you are almost there 😊.

My grandma Adams had a brother who married her husband’s sister. I love finding things like that in my family tree. I am the family historian and I love your stories of family. As to Appalachian culture spreading to other places, many people moved away to find work and took the culture with them.

My daughter makes the best apple pie along with many more pies all homemade as well as her cakes and cookies. Never heard of egg in apple pie. We had a family trash area in the woods and as a kid we would always go back and search sometimes we would find a treasure as we would call it. Brought back memories today . Have a great weekend. Katie is glowing prayers for an easy birthing.❤️

I love this video. Listening to your stories, you making an apple pie. I remember them snuff jars my grandmother dipped snuff. Katie, you look like you have dropped a little. Your precious baby boy will be here soon. God bless ya'll and your families. Love ya'll ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

I have ancestors that I never met in this life but feel like i know them because of the stories told by my parents, aunts and uncles. I think it's important to research your history. It gives you a foundation of where you come from!

I have to say I love all the comments! What a wonderful bunch of people. What I popped on here to say was I've made this pie twice this week!! So easy and so good. I'm glad I bought your book. It makes it so easy to just open up to the 'receipt' (as my grandma called it) and get to making! Thank you!!

Such Great Memories of Pure Richness Tipper. I Admire that Katie remembers so much of her Childhood as well. I bet that Pie was so Delicious as well. I often time I had more of the different Relics since so many of them r Gone now. Most of them were poor, but the Togetherness and Love was unspeakable. I Only have little trinkets of my Mother's Jewelry incased in a Shadow Box that I made after she died. Nothing from my Dad. Even today, I think of what could have been. Thank u so much for sharing Tipper and Katie, U Guys Rock!

Thank you for sharing your families' history with us. I wish I had that same beautiful and precious sense of place that you have. My families have not even been in America for that long. My parents always moved around when I was younger and now I struggle with feeling like I don't really belong anywhere.

Love it! Great for pie day 3.14😂🤣 I'm a nerd.

Thank you for sharing this pie recipe from your great aunt. My gramma had a yellow cake that she made for years. My mom said she made it for birthdays and other special occasions when my mom and her sisters were growing up. I too remember enjoying that cake while I was growing up. When I was in my late teens, I was really getting into baking and I decided that I wanted to make that cake. So I asked my gramma for the recipe. Being an Italian immigrant, my gramma learned to cook in her little village in the mountains of central Italy the way her mother and mother-in-law taught her, by eye. She never really measured properly. So I said to her “I will pour out the flour and the sugar, etc. and you tell me when to stop, then I will measure the amounts and write them down. That way we’ll always have your recipe.” And that’s what we did. I still remember that day so clearly. Gramma was so proud that I wanted to learn her cake recipe. She died a few years after that in 1985 and to this day, I still have the original recipe that I wrote down that day after carefully measuring out all the ingredients. I have since made other copies for myself and other family members. And I can’t tell you how many times I have made that cake over the years. But we always called that yellow cake with buttercream frosting “Gramma’s Cake” and we still do. In fact, it has become my nephew’s favorite cake. And he jokingly refers to it as “Great-Gramma’s Cake”. I guess that was a long, drawn out way to tell you that my family too has a recipe that we named after a family member. Those are the best recipes, aren’t they? 🙂

It was so beautiful to hear about Mary Jo and her pie recipe. You are truly blessed to know so nuch about your family & to live close to the immediate ones still living. My Grammy from Texas

I love genealogy and history I really enjoyed listening about your family children and their ages Very interesting,even tho I didn’t know them I’m from Ky

The apple pie looks so good!! Prayers for Ms Katie. I'm sure she's ready for the 'next phase'.

You & Katie got me w this one. I started tearing up before work and had to redo my mascara. Yall are so sweet and kind and sentimental. I just love yall! ❤

I love learning about family heritage!

You are something else sister Tipper! I like y'alls history, the snuff jars, and every day of the world y'all share with us! I have a story, years ago my great grand dad come home being dragged by his horse. He was dead. For years the family all thought he was in a fight or murdered, but come to find out, he was drunk, fell off his horse, and got caught up in his sturrips . History is very strange to hear about at times. 🐎🐎🐎

My granny Allen on my dad side used to dip snuff but I never saw a glass like that but she did use a Maxwell coffee can beside her chair and she used to spit it in there. Good memories.. I also wish that I would’ve been able to spend more time with my Mamaw Smith on my mom’s side. She lived in North Carolina and we had moved to Michigan. You know as everybody did to get a job but I really miss her you brought tears to my eyes. Thank you I love your videos.

Sentimental person too, love keeping the generations alive. I have 2 snuff jars with the Tin lids that I keep loose change in, etc.

Tipper I love your dedication to your family, past, present and future. I've traced my family back, on my mom's side, seven generations, from me on. That side of my family came from Georgia but I don't know exactly where. The seventh generation past me walked on the forced Trail of Tears to Oklahoma.

Very rich family heritage, your sense of place is to be envied. Enjoy those trails. I enjoyed this video. Gonna make me a pie 😉

So loved hearing all these wonderful stories and history of your family and the region. We didn't have snuff jars. But they remind me of the jelly jars we used for juice glasses. They're the perfect size for that. 😊

Love hearing about genealogy. My brother and I were 8th generation to live on what was left of the family farm. It's wonderful that Katie appreciates the family ties in your holler. Praying for Katie and little bit for a safe and easy delivery.

Great video! Katie, your comments were so significant about keeping family alive by sharing memories of them with the following generations. I'm so blessed to know some of my ancestors by word of mouth. Great stories.❤

I enjoyed this pie recipe and family history. My grandmother was born in 1891 and died 1974 similar to one of your relatives. She had 9 children to live, but her twins died as toddlers.

I can relate to your family thoughts. Similar here. I walk land that my father, grandparents and great grandparents walked The school where I am principal was built in the 1930s. My grandfather was one of the carpenters. My grandmother taught there and my dad's siblings attended there as did I. So I understand the feelings of deep roots.

Thanks for sharing a bit of your family history. I’m an avid genealogist. Love hearing family stories. ❤

Made it this morning and this pie is awesome. This recipe would make great tartlets. ⭐️⭐️⭐️❤

Katie…you have been on my mind! Be safe please.

I was doing the same thing just couple of days ago, I was really missing my grandmother on my mother’s side. We drove past the road she lived on and I was really sad, my husband at that exact moment asked is there any where else you want to go before we head home, I busted out , Yes ! Maw’s house! He just looked at me, and I said, I am just missing her, he offered just to drive by, so we did. The place didn’t look the same, she had so many flowers and they were all gone, next door was my aunt’s house and she is also gone now ,the little house just across from them was our house , many happy times was had there!

That pie and ice cream. Looks great .

I love Katie's tender heart. Such a lovely family you all are. God bless❤😊

Thank you Tipper. I think it’s wonderful to look back and see the trails blazed by our ancestors. I love to think of things they did, said, bought, dug, farmed, etc. It’s comforting and brings a sense of pride and peace. Love, love your channel.

So happy to see a little peek of Katie! Happy Birth Month to your little man!

It was like that in my family. Many generations same age. My 2nd cousin and me very close grew up together. Her mom my 1st cousin was like a second mom too me.😊

My Mami dipped out of the little cans .ThankYou for the memory

My mom's family had a similar connection to the land. Everyone but Mom on her side of the family lived within a few counties in southern Iowa, and their ancestors had lived there and farmed the land for several generations. I wish she'd been able to raise me and my brother there. We visited once or twice a year, and I got enough of a taste of it to understand what you mean. Thanks for the family stories!

Tipper, I absolutely remember the snuff glasses, my mom dipped Bruton she would call it the good kind lol... Katie, GOD love you, you look so tired and ready for the little buddle of joy to get here, hang on sweet lady I'm sure your mighty close, you and Korie are going to be great momma's as Tipper and Matt are going to be great grandparents and spoil those two... Congrats again to the soon to be baby boy.... PRAYERS for you all 🙏🙏🙏... Tipper, I've been watching the girls doing concerts in early 2014 Ithink it was, you and Matt raised 2 beautiful young ladies that bless me by just anything i see or can hear them do...

The pie looks delicious. My pie crust never turn out too pretty,but like you said the main thing is it tastes good. Love looking back at pictures and all the special memories we have of family. I remember the snuff jars. We have found a few of Dougs Grandpas here .Thank you for sharing. Prayers for Katie and Corrie for healthy births and healthy baby boys.

I am not from Appalachia but watch a lot of channels from your area. The one thing I notice is the family closeness and deep rooted tradition. It's a wonderful thing and I wish we had more of it across our country. I'll be trying that pie! I may use some blueberries that I've been wanting to use up. It sounds delicious.

Very delicious looking pie Miss Tipper!! Love hearing you talking about your family & the history and culture of Appalachia. I love seeing those old pictures too, my granny my momma’s momma was named Ollie Mae. Oh yea we love dump & dumpster diving around here too. lol 😂 I know y’all are so excited about the grand boys that will be here shortly. Thanks for sharing with us all. 🙏🏻😇❤️🙌🏻

Love the video thanks for sharing 👍👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

Wow! 😪Yall got me going today. 😪🤧 Yall really hit home with this one. This reminded me so much of sitting with my Mammaw at her kitchen table sharing stories and cake. What I wouldn’t give to have that again. Thank you for bringing me home again. 😊

I love your families close ways. I had the daughters and grands plus a few of their friends out for dinner tonight. I said it was a early St. Patricks day dinner. Your biscuits went over well. I'll do this pie for Easter along with Miss Cindy's ham! Thank you!

Hi, Tipper! That pie looks great! If you're worried about scrambling the eggs - in this, or any other recipe - you can 'temper' them, by adding a little bit of the hot mixture to the raw eggs and mixing them up well. This brings the eggs' temperature closer to the level of the stuff in the main pot, and you can then add them without mishap.

What a rich family history you have! Thank you for sharing. I can't wait to hear of the births of your grandsons!❤

Tipper I so enjoy your cooking and your family is precious! Thank you for sharing with us all.

Listening to your memories of family and the priority your people have put on staying in Appalachia is really heartwarming. I'm not sure if it was intentional or luck or fate that it worked out for you all to stay so close, but you've certainly captured the best of it all.

I have the same feelings about some of my great aunts. I wish I’d have visited them more.

Thank you for sharing your recipe again!! Mostly Thank you for sharing your history and your Family History with us!!! God Bless themall!!! God Bless Us All!!!

Loved the video so much. Made me tear up as well. I immigrated with my parents in 1960 from Germany. So, I didn't have any grandparents, Aunt and Uncles, cousins to grow up with. I did see them a few times in my life and still keep in contact with the ones that haven't pasted away. Having said that I really appreciate you speaking of your family. Makes me appreciate what family is all about. Thank so much for sharing the recipe and the history of your family. Gotta make the pie now!

I have made this so many times. It is absolutely fantastic & my husband loves it.

Makes my mouth water ! God bless the Presslys

So sweet, you both had me in tears 😢.. thanks for sharing your beautiful family memories🙏

I love to hear about your family my son looked up my family

I realized that you have many of the same recipes that I grew up with and use today. I am 75, my mother was from Tennessee and my grandmother was from Kentucky and later lived in west Va. I also saw that much of your daily life is like mine. I was raised in Georgia and now live in Florida. I love your videos as I can relate to so much of what you share. God bless your wonderful family.

Your apple pie looks delicious. I will definitely try. I enjoyed so much your memories today. I often think of my family and of many who have long gone and how much they mean to me still. Always enjoy your videos.

My grandmother dipped snuff and we had a set of "snuff jar" glasses forever. They have all been broken over the years. We also used the little jars that dried beef came in as juice glasses. I still have one of those from my mother's house. I don’t use it for juice anymore but it sits on the shelf over my kitchen sink.

I remember apple pie which of course I can't eat anymore. Your pie looked delicious. My family also lives in my memory. Thanks Tipper and Katie.

You two make me tearful. I love the memories and feelings Katie has for Mary Jo!😊 My grandpa and grandma dipped snuff and they would have contests for us kids, seeing which one could spit it the farthest off the porch. I know that sounds awful now, but us kids would always get them to do it for us and just laugh. I wish I had a snuff jar. Maybe I’ll get one of my cousins to look for one. Tipper I’m so happy that you have such a rich heritage there in Appalachia. I hope it continues through many more generations. Thank you so much for sharing it with us!! I wonder how Julius got murdered.? ... Loved you and Katie talking about your family! ❤🙏🏼Patsy

Thank you so much for the stories and the recipe! Had such a wonderful, relaxing time listening to you. I find it fascinating as well to think about all the people that came before and all that will come after. So blessed we are to be part of the chain of love and our duty it is to pass the love on ❤

My family does the same thing with recipes - naming the food after the person who always made that food. I think it's the best way to honor and remember that person. My mom and I will make ratatouille in the summer from a recipe my Great Aunt Del used to make so it's called Aunt Del's Ratatouille. We always talk about Aunt Del and her family and remember her in the best ways.

Was watching and got a phone call. Loved hearing family history. Good to see Katie. My granny did the snuff too.

Such a wonderful aroma...apple pie baking! God bless the moms to be and grandparents to be!